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Where does “embarazar” come from?

embarazar (Spanish) comes from Portuguese embaraçar, from Arabic مَرَسَة, from Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ, from Akkadian 𒄙, from Akkadian 𒆟 — to tie.

embarazar (Spanish): to impregnate, make pregnant; to become pregnant;...

Definitions

  1. to impregnate, make pregnant; to become pregnant;...

Ancestry of “embarazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseembaraçarto tangle; to snarl; to embarrass
2Arabicمَرَسَةrope
3Classical Syriacܡܰܪܫܳܐrope
4Akkadian𒄙rope; yarn, twine, wire, string; a twist of...
5Akkadian𒆟to tie

Words derived from “embarazar”

  • embarrassment
  • embarrassing
  • embarrass
  • embarrassingly
  • disembarrass
  • unembarrassing
  • embarrassability
  • disembarrassment
  • debarrass
  • unembarrassment
  • unembarrassable
  • embarrassable
  • unembarrassability
  • embarrassingness
  • desembarazar
  • embarazo
  • imbarazzo
  • embarrasser
  • embarras
  • débarrasser
  • desembarrasser
  • ambaras
  • debaracer
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