Where does “empecer” come from?
empecer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese empecer, from Vulgar Latin impediscere, from Latin impedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
empecer (Portuguese): to harm; to prejudice; to prevent; to impede
Definitions
- to harm; to prejudice; to prevent; to impede
Ancestry of “empecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | empecer | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | impediscere | — |
| 3 | Latin | impedio | I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I... |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |