English
empacho
Empacho comes from Spanish empachar ‘to obstruct’, from Old French empeechier ‘to fetter’, and ultimately from Latin pedis ‘foot’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedica‘shackle, fetter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedicōas impedicāre‘to fetter’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400empeechier‘to fetter’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentempachar‘to obstruct’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentempacho
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedica‘shackle, fetter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpedicōas impedicāre‘to fetter’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400empeechier‘to fetter’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentempachar‘to obstruct’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentempacho
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin pedis ‘foot’
expedition, expedite, pedantry, pedant, 13 more
through Latin impedicō ‘to fetter’
through Old French empeechier ‘to fetter’
Today it means
noun A Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pedis / empacho