Empêcher etymology

French

French word empêcher comes from Latin pedica (Shackle, fetter. Snare.)

Etymology of empêcher

Detailed word origin of empêcher

Dictionary entry Language Definition
pedica Latin (lat) Shackle, fetter. Snare.
impedicare Latin (lat)
empeechier Old French (fro) To fetter (put into irons). To hinder (render something more difficult).
empêcher French (fr) (reflexive) to refrain (used with de). (transitive) to stop; to prevent; to hinder.

Words with the same origin as empêcher

Descendants of pedica

dépêcher