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Where does “crepito” come from?

crepito (Italian) comes from Latin crepitus, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crepito (Italian): crack; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. crack; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “crepito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrepitusrattling, creaking, rustling, clattering
2Latincrepō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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