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

  1. embargo; trade embargo; distraint

Ancestry of “embargo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishembargarto impound; to overwhelm
2Vulgar Latinimbarricare—
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “embargo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →