Where does “desquiciar” come from?
desquiciar (Spanish) comes from Spanish quicio, from Spanish resquicio, from Old Spanish rescrieço, from Latin crepo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
desquiciar (Spanish): to unhinge
Definitions
- to unhinge
Ancestry of “desquiciar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quicio | doorjamb; hinge |
| 2 | Spanish | resquicio | the opening between the door and doorjamb; cleft,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | rescrieço | — |
| 4 | Latin | crepo | I rattle, rustle, clatter; I crack, creak; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |