Where does “agarrotar” come from?

agarrotar (Spanish) comes from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

agarrotar (Spanish): to make stiff, to stiffen (muscles etc.)

Definitions

  1. to make stiff, to stiffen (muscles etc.)

Ancestry of “agarrotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →