Where does “embargo” come from?
embargo (Spanish) comes from Spanish embargar, from Vulgar Latin imbarricare, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
embargo (Spanish): embargo; trade embargo; distraint
Definitions
- embargo; trade embargo; distraint
Ancestry of “embargo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | embargar | to impound; to overwhelm |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | imbarricare | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “embargo”