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Where does “enchilar” come from?

enchilar (Spanish) comes 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.

enchilar (Spanish): to add chile; to sting; to become red in the face

Definitions

  1. to add chile; to sting; to become red in the face

Ancestry of “enchilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishen-en-
2Old Spanishen-—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enchilar”

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