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Where does “empujón” come from?

empujón (Spanish) comes from Spanish empujar, from Latin impulsāre, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

empujón (Spanish): shove

Definitions

  1. shove

Ancestry of “empujón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishempujarto push, to shove, to jostle; to nudge
2Latinimpulsāre—
3Latinpulsāre—
4Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
5Latinpellō—
6Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “empujón”

  • empujoncito
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