Where does “envergadura” come from?

envergadura (Spanish) comes from Spanish envergar, 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.

envergadura (Spanish): wingspan; breadth, beam; armspan

Definitions

  1. wingspan; breadth, beam; armspan

Ancestry of “envergadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenvergarto attach a sail to the yardarm
2Spanishen-en- all meanings
3Old Spanishen-
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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