Where does “repentino” come from?
repentino (Latin) comes from Latin repentinus, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.
repentino (Latin): dative masculine singular of repentīnus; dative...
Definitions
- dative masculine singular of repentīnus; dative...
Ancestry of “repentino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repentinus | sudden, hasty; unexpected |
| 2 | Latin | repens | creeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēpō | to creep, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |