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Where does “empalar” come from?

empalar (Spanish) comes from Latin impālāre, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

empalar (Spanish): to impale

Definitions

  1. to impale

Ancestry of “empalar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpālāre—
2Latinpālus—
3Proto-Italicpākslos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →