Where does “excarcelamiento” come from?
excarcelamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish excarcelar, from Spanish cárcel, from Old Spanish carcel, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “excarcelamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | excarcelar | to release, let go |
| 2 | Spanish | cárcel | prison |
| 3 | Old Spanish | carcel | prison, jail |
| 4 | Latin | carcer | prison, jail; jailbird; traps |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |