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

hanging

Ancestry of “ahorcamiento”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ahorcar	to lynch, to hang
2	Spanish	horca	gallows; pitchfork
3	Old Spanish	forca	—
4	Latin	furca	A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Every word from Latin furca →Every word from Old Spanish forca →Every word from Spanish horca →