Where does “hincapié” come from?
hincapié (Spanish) comes from Spanish pié, from English PIE, from Middle English pie, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
hincapié (Spanish): stomp; emphasis
Ancestry of “hincapié”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pié | Obsolete spelling of pie |
| 2 | English | PIE | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pie | Alternative form of pye |
| 4 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |