Where does “empeine” come from?
empeine (Spanish) comes from Spanish peine, from Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
empeine (Spanish): instep; dermatophytosis, ringworm
Definitions
- instep; dermatophytosis, ringworm
Ancestry of “empeine”, step by step
empeine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish peine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | peine | comb |
| 2 | Old Spanish | peyne | comb |
| 3 | Latin | pecten | comb; pubic hair; scallop |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pekten | comb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱten-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via Latin impetīgo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | impetīgo | impetigo |
| 2 | Latin | impetere | present active infinitive of impetō;... |
| 3 | Latin | petere | present active infinitive of petō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | peto | I ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |