Where does “amenazar” come from?
amenazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish amenaza, from Old Spanish menaça, from Latin minācia, from Latin mināx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
amenazar (Spanish): to threaten
Definitions
- to threaten
Ancestry of “amenazar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amenaza | threat, menace |
| 2 | Old Spanish | menaça | threat |
| 3 | Latin | minācia | threat |
| 4 | Latin | mināx | projecting; overhanging; jutting out |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |