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Where does “enchilada” come from?

enchilada (Spanish) comes from Spanish enchilar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enchilada (Spanish): a meal consisting of rolled tortillas baked in a...

Definitions

  1. a meal consisting of rolled tortillas baked in a...

Ancestry of “enchilada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenchilarto add chile; to sting; to become red in the face
2Spanishen-en-
3Old Spanishen-—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enchilada”

  • enchilada
  • エンチラーダ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →