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Where does “derribar” come from?

derribar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin deripare, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

derribar (Spanish): to bring down, to shoot down; to knock down, to...

Definitions

  1. to bring down, to shoot down; to knock down, to...

Ancestry of “derribar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinderiparepresent active infinitive of *derīpō
2Latinrīpa—
3Proto-Italicreipā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →