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Where does “crebantar” come from?

crebantar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin crepantare, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “crebantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincrepantare—
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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