Where does “arrebentar” come from?

arrebentar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rebentar, from Vulgar Latin repentare, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

arrebentar (Portuguese): to break, smash

Definitions

  1. to break, smash

Ancestry of “arrebentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserebentarto burst, explode
2Vulgar Latinrepentare—
3Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
4Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
5Proto-Italicrēpō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →