verb/apuntaˈlaɾ/
to prop up, to shore up
Related: apuntalamiento
Etymology tree Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Latin pūnctum Old Spanish punto Spanish punto Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Spanish -al Spanish puntal Spanish -ar Spanish apuntalar From a- + puntal + -ar.