Where does “esbulhar” come from?

esbulhar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese esbullar, from Latin spoliāre, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

esbulhar (Portuguese): to oust; to usurp

Definitions

  1. to oust; to usurp

Ancestry of “esbulhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesbullar—
2Latinspoliāre—
3Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Latin spolium →Every word from Latin spoliāre →