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
Ancestry of “alambre de púas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | alambre | wire; alambre |
| 2 | Spanish | arambre | Obsolete form of alambre |
| 3 | Old Spanish | aramne | bronze |
| 4 | Latin | aerāmen | — |
| 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 |