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Where does “emponzoñar” come from?

emponzoñar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ponzoña, from Latin pōntiōnāre, from Latin pōtiōnāre, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

emponzoñar (Spanish): to poison, envenom

Definitions

  1. to poison, envenom

Ancestry of “emponzoñar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishponzoñapoison; venom
2Latinpōntiōnāre—
3Latinpōtiōnāre—
4Latinpōtiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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