Where does “dañar” come from?
dañar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish dannar, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
dañar (Spanish): to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure; to...
Definitions
- to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure; to...
Ancestry of “dañar”, step by step
dañar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish dannar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | dannar | — |
| 2 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 3 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Latin damnāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | damnāre | — |