Where does “empecilho” come from?
empecilho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese empecer, 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 — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
empecilho (Portuguese): obstacle; hindrance
Definitions
- obstacle; hindrance
Ancestry of “empecilho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | empecer | to harm; to prejudice; to prevent; to impede |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | empecer | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | impediscere | — |
| 4 | Latin | impedio | I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I... |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |