Where does “empechement” come from?
empechement (Middle English) comes from Middle English empechen, from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedico, from Latin pēdica, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
empechement (Middle English): hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction;...
Definitions
- hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction;...
Ancestry of “empechement”, step by step
empechement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English empechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | empechen | To hinder; to impede; To formally accuse |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | empecher | — |
| 3 | Old French | empeechier | to fetter; to hinder |
| 4 | Latin | impedico | I fetter; I entangle |
| 5 | Latin | pēdica | shackle, fetter |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Old French empechement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | empechement | — |
| 2 | Franco-Provençal | empechier | — |
| 3 | Latin | impedicāre | — |