Where does “engalgar” come from?

engalgar (Spanish) comes from Spanish galgo, from Old Spanish galgo.

engalgar (Spanish): To coax the greyhound into chasing; to chock

Definitions

  1. To coax the greyhound into chasing; to chock

Ancestry of “engalgar”, step by step

engalgar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish galgo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgalgogreyhound; English greyhound
2Old Spanishgalgo—

via Spanish galga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgalgagreyhound
Every word from Old Spanish galgo →Every word from Spanish galgo →