Etymology

e-barrassment

Today it means: Humiliation as a result of sending an email with embarrassing mistakes. Full definition →

English embarrassment ← French embarrasser ← Spanish embarazar
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  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  8. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  9. Englishion
  10. Englishelectron
  11. Englishelectronic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*molko-der.?
  13. Proto-Germanic*malhō
  14. Frankish*malha
  15. Medieval Latinmala
  16. Anglo-Normanmale
  17. Old Frenchmale
  18. Middle Englishmale
  19. Englishmail
  20. Englishelectronic mailabbr.
  21. Englishemail
  22. Akkadian𒆟 (rakāsum)
  23. Akkadian𒄙 (markasu)
  24. Classical Syriacܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)
  25. Arabicمَرَسَة (marasa)
  26. Old Galician-Portuguesebaraço
  27. Old Galician-Portugueseembaraçar
  28. Old Spanishembaraçar
  29. Spanishembarazar
  30. Frenchembarrasser
  31. Englishembarrass
  32. Englishembarrassment
  33. English todaye-barrassment

Blend of email + embarrassment. See e-.

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