Where does “quebrantar” come from?

quebrantar (Portuguese) 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.

quebrantar (Portuguese): to evil-eye

Definitions

  1. to evil-eye

Ancestry of “quebrantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincrepantare
2Latincrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter
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

Words derived from “quebrantar

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