Where does “quebrar a cara” come from?
quebrar a cara (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quebrar, from Old Portuguese quebrar, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
quebrar a cara (Portuguese): to fail
Definitions
- to fail
Ancestry of “quebrar a cara”, step by step
quebrar a cara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese quebrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quebrar | to break; to fracture a bone; to break down |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | quebrar | — |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |