Where does “alambrada” come from?
alambrada (Spanish) comes from Spanish alambrar, from Spanish alambre, from Spanish arambre, from Old Spanish aramne, from Latin aerāmen, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos — a metal, copper, bronze.
alambrada (Spanish): wire fence
Definitions
- wire fence
Ancestry of “alambrada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alambrar | to put a wire fence around |
| 2 | Spanish | alambre | wire; alambre |
| 3 | Spanish | arambre | Obsolete form of alambre |
| 4 | Old Spanish | aramne | bronze |
| 5 | Latin | aerāmen | copper |
| 6 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |