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Where does “impalare” come from?

impalare (Italian) comes from Spanish empalar, from Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

impalare (Italian): to impale; to stake, prop up

Definitions

  1. to impale; to stake, prop up

Ancestry of “impalare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishempalarto impale
2Latinimpālāre—
3Latinpālus—
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “impalare”

  • impala
  • impalamento
  • impalatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →