Where does “esquartejar” come from?

esquartejar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese es-, from Portuguese Pó, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

esquartejar (Portuguese): to dismember

Definitions

  1. to dismember

Ancestry of “esquartejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesees-ex-
2PortuguesePópowder
3ItalianPo—
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →