French word empêcher comes from Latin pedica (Shackle, fetter. Snare.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |