Where does “grieta” come from?
grieta (Spanish) comes from Latin crepita, from Latin crepito, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
grieta (Spanish): crack, chink, crevice; chap
Definitions
- crack, chink, crevice; chap
Ancestry of “grieta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crepita | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | crepito | I rattle, clatter, crackle etc |
| 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 |