Where does “encurralar” come from?

encurralar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese curral, from Old Portuguese curral, from Vulgar Latin curralis, from Latin currus, from Proto-Italic korzos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

encurralar (Portuguese): to lead to a corral

Definitions

  1. to lead to a corral

Ancestry of “encurralar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecurralcorral, pen
2Old Portuguesecurral—
3Vulgar Latincurralis—
4Latincurruschariot; wagon, wain
5Proto-Italickorzos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Italic korzos →