Where does “enflaquecer” come from?

enflaquecer (Spanish) comes from Spanish flaco, from Latin Flaccus, from Latin flaccus — flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared.

enflaquecer (Spanish): to make thin, weaken, emaciate; to thin out, lose...

Definitions

  1. to make thin, weaken, emaciate; to thin out, lose...

Ancestry of “enflaquecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishflacoskinny, thin, slim; a thin man; urine, urination,...
2LatinFlaccusa cognomen used by the
3Latinflaccusflabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared

Words derived from “enflaquecer”

Every word from Latin flaccus →Every word from Latin Flaccus →Every word from Spanish flaco →