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Where does “encajuelado” come from?

encajuelado (Spanish) comes from Spanish cajuela, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

encajuelado (Spanish): Murdered and stuffed into the trunk of an...

Definitions

  1. Murdered and stuffed into the trunk of an...

Ancestry of “encajuelado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcajuelatrunk, boot
2Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
3Catalancaixabox; savings bank
4Old Catalancaixabox
5Old Occitancaissa—
6LatinCapsaGafsa
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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