Where does “apalizar” come from?

apalizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish paliza, from Spanish palo, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

apalizar (Spanish): to beat; to beat up; to give a beating

Definitions

  1. to beat; to beat up; to give a beating

Ancestry of “apalizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalizabeating, bashing
2Spanishpalostake, stick, wood; suit; pale
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →