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Where does “enfrentamiento” come from?

enfrentamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish enfrentar, 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.

enfrentamiento (Spanish): showdown, face-off, matchup, encounter; clash,...

Definitions

  1. showdown, face-off, matchup, encounter; clash,...

Ancestry of “enfrentamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenfrentarto confront, to face, to stand up to; to face, to...
2Spanishen-en-
3Old Spanishen-—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →