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encender (Verb) "to light," "to ignite;" (light) "to turn on" 10th cent. From Latin incendere "to burn," "to ignite." From in- "in" (see in- (2)) and cendere "to shine" (see candela (1)). Indo-European Romance Portuguese encender, Catalan encendre, Italian incendere, Romanian încinge Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
encendido m. (Adjective, Noun) "lit," "ignited;" (light) "turned on;" "ignition" From encender. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
encima (Preposition, Adverb) (of location) "on top of;" (as a conjuctive) "furthermore" 13th cent. From Latin in- "on" (see en-) and cyma "peak" (see cima). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
encontrado (Adjective) "opposed;" "found" Very early 13th cent. The sense of "opposed" is original, as the meaning of econtrar was to encounter in combat. From encontrar. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
encontrar (Verb) "to find" Very early 13th cent. According to Roberts (2014), the Old Spanish sense of the word meant to find oneself in the midst of conflict. Compare Old French encontrer "to meet in battle." From Late Latin incontrare 'id.' From in- (see en-) and contra "against" (see contra). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
enemigo m. (Noun, Adverb) "enemy," "hostile" 12th cent. From Latin inimicus 'id.' From in- "not" and amicus "friend" (see in- and amigo respectively). Indo-European Romance Asturian enemigu, Portuguese inimigo, Catalan enemic, French ennemi, Italian nemico, Romanian inamic, Sardinian anemigu Celtic Old Irish námae "enemy," from *n̥-h₂mh₃- "one not taken hold of," "non-friend" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
energía f. (Noun) "energy" Early 17th cent. Borrowed from Late Latin energia 'id.,' itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια ‎(enérgeia) "activity." Derived from ἔργον (ergon) "work," "labor." Mycenaean we-ka-ta. From Proto-Indo-European *u̯erǵ- "to work." Indo-European Celtic Gaulish, first element in uergo-bretus "chief magistrate" Germanic Old Norse verk, Old High German werc, Old Saxon werk, Old English weorc (English work) Hellenic Doric ϝέργον (wérgon) Armenian Armenian gorc Indo-Iranian Sanskrit ū́rj- "strength," Avestan varəzəm Beekes, R. S. P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. BRILL. 2014. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
enero m. (Noun) "January" First recorded as enero in the 13th cent.; earlier 12th cent. Old Spanish yenair. From Vulgar Latin ienuarius 'id.' From Latin ianuarius "January." Composed of Ianus "Janus," the twin-faced god of beginnings and passages (see Jano), and the adjective-forming suffix -arius (see -ero, today a noun-forming suffix). Indo-European Romance Portuguese janeiro, Galician xaneiro, Catalan gener, French janvier, Italian gennaio, Aromanian yinar, Romanian ianuarie, Sardinian gennàrgiu Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
enfermedad f. (Noun) "sickness" 13th cent. From Latin infirmitatem, accusative of infirmitas 'id.' From infirmus "illness" (see enfermo). Indo-European Romance Portuguese enfermidade, Italian infermità Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
enfermería f. (Noun) "infirmary" 13th cent. Borrowed from Medieval Latin infirmaria 'id.' From Latin infirmus "sick" (see enfermo). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.