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Where does “increvable” come from?

increvable (French) comes from French crever, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

increvable (French): unburstable; unpoppable; tireless; unwearied

Definitions

  1. unburstable; unpoppable; tireless; unwearied

Ancestry of “increvable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcreverto pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to...
2Old Frenchcreverto burst; to die
3Latincrepō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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