Where does “crepâ” come from?
crepâ (Friulian) comes from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
crepâ (Friulian): to die, snuff it
Ancestry of “crepâ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | crepare | to crack; to no longer be able to contain or... |
| 2 | Latin | crepāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |