Where does “rebentar” come from?

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

rebentar (Portuguese): to burst, explode

Definitions

  1. to burst, explode

Ancestry of “rebentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrepentare
2Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
3Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
4Proto-Italicrēpō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep

Words derived from “rebentar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p-Every word from Proto-Italic rēpōEvery word from Latin rēpō