verb/desempaˈtaɾ/
to break a tie, to act as a tiebreaker, to break the deadlock
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Italian im- French pattebor. Italian patta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian impattarebor. Spanish empatardeverb. Spanish empate Spanish -ar Spanish desempatar From des- + empate + -ar.