Where does “ahorcamiento” come from?

ahorcamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish ahorcar, from Spanish horca, from Old Spanish forca, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

ahorcamiento (Spanish): hanging

Definitions

  1. hanging

Ancestry of “ahorcamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishahorcarto lynch, to hang
2Spanishhorcagallows; pitchfork
3Old Spanishforca—
4LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Old Spanish forca →Every word from Spanish horca →