Where does “de repente” come from?
de repente (Spanish) comes from Spanish repente, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.
de repente (Spanish): suddenly, abruptly, : in a heartbeat
Definitions
- suddenly, abruptly, : in a heartbeat
Ancestry of “de repente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | repente | attack, upsurge; fit, sudden movement |
| 2 | Latin | repens | creeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |