Where does “alambre de púas” come from?
alambre de púas (Spanish) comes from Spanish alambre, from Spanish arambre, from Old Spanish aramne, from Latin aerāmen, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.
alambre de púas (Spanish): barbed wire, barbwire
Definitions
- barbed wire, barbwire
Ancestry of “alambre de púas”, step by step
alambre de púas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish alambre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alambre | wire; alambre |
| 2 | Spanish | arambre | Obsolete form of alambre |
| 3 | Old Spanish | aramne | bronze |
| 4 | Latin | aerāmen | copper |
| 5 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |
via Spanish dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dé | of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner |
| 2 | Old Spanish | de | of; -'s |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Spanish [[púa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | [[púa | — |