Where does “decrepitate” come from?
decrepitate (English) comes from Latin decrepitare, from Latin crepitare, from Latin crepare, from Latin crepo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
decrepitate (English): To roast until it stops crackling in the fire;...
Definitions
- To roast until it stops crackling in the fire;...
Ancestry of “decrepitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decrepitare | — |
| 2 | Latin | crepitare | present active infinitive of crepitō;... |
| 3 | Latin | crepare | present active infinitive of crepō; to break,... |
| 4 | Latin | crepo | I rattle, rustle, clatter; I crack, creak; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |