Where does “crepitate” come from?
crepitate (English) comes from Latin crepitatus, from Latin crepito, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
crepitate (English): To crackle, to make a crackling sound
Definitions
- To crackle, to make a crackling sound
Ancestry of “crepitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | crepitatus | rattled |
| 2 | Latin | crepito | I rattle, clatter, crackle etc |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |