Where does “quebrantahuesos” come from?
quebrantahuesos (Spanish) comes from Spanish quebrantar, from Old Spanish crebantar, from Vulgar Latin crepantare, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
quebrantahuesos (Spanish): The bearded vulture or lammergeier
Definitions
- The bearded vulture or lammergeier
Ancestry of “quebrantahuesos”, step by step
quebrantahuesos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish quebrantar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quebrantar | to break; to break, to breach; to break down, to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | crebantar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | crepantare | — |
| 4 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |