verb/embileˈθeɾ/
to debase, to devalue
Related: envilecedor, envilecimiento
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Latin vīlis Spanish vil Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Old Spanish -ecer Spanish -ecer Spanish envilecer From en- + vil + -ecer.