Where does “desempatar” come from?

desempatar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese empatar, from Spanish empatar, from Italian impattare, from Italian impatto, from Latin impāctum, from Latin impingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

desempatar (Portuguese): to break the tie in, to decide (a vote, a game)

Definitions

  1. to break the tie in, to decide (a vote, a game)

Ancestry of “desempatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseempatarto cause the score of a game or match to become...
2Spanishempatarto tie, draw; to connect, join
3Italianimpattareto equalize; to draw; to impact
4Italianimpattoimpact; first-person singular present indicative...
5Latinimpāctum
6LatinimpingoI push, strike, dash against; I press upon, force...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én