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Where does “increpans” come from?

increpans (Latin) comes 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.

increpans (Latin): rattling, twanging; rebuking, chiding;...

Definitions

  1. rattling, twanging; rebuking, chiding;...

Ancestry of “increpans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincrepoI rattle, twang or make a similar noise; I rebuke...
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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