Where does “rebentar” come from?
rebentar (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin repentare, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.
rebentar (Galician): to burst, explode
Ancestry of “rebentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | repentare | — |
| 2 | Latin | repens | creeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |