Where does “enjundia” come from?
enjundia (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish enxundia, from Latin axungia, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
enjundia (Spanish): substance, weight
Ancestry of “enjundia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | enxundia | — |
| 2 | Latin | axungia | axle grease |
| 3 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |