Where does “empollar” come from?
empollar (Spanish) comes from Spanish en, from Old Spanish en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
empollar (Spanish): to incubate, brood; swot
Definitions
- to incubate, brood; swot
Ancestry of “empollar”, step by step
empollar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | en | in, at, on; in; used after some verbs and... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | en | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Spanish pollo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pollo | chicken; young chicken; fuss, scene |
| 2 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
via Spanish ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ar | — |