verb/embaiˈnaɾ/
to sheathe/sheath
Synonyms: enfundar
Antonyms: desenvainar, desenfundar
Related: desenvainar, envainársela
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīna Old Spanish vayna Spanish vaina Spanish -ar Spanish envainar From en- + vaina (“sheath”) + -ar.