Where does “desapegar” come from?

desapegar (Spanish) comes from Spanish apegar, from Vulgar Latin appicare, from Latin picāre, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

desapegar (Spanish): to detach

Definitions

  1. to detach

Ancestry of “desapegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapegarto glue; to become devoted, to become attached
2Vulgar Latinappicare—
3Latinpicāre—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →