Where does “increpate” come from?
increpate (English) comes from Latin increpatus, from Latin increpo, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
increpate (English): To chide; to rebuke; to reprove
Definitions
- To chide; to rebuke; to reprove
Ancestry of “increpate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | increpatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | increpo | I rattle, twang or make a similar noise; I rebuke... |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 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 |