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Where does “quebrantar” come from?

quebrantar (Spanish) comes 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.

quebrantar (Spanish): to break; to break, to breach; to break down, to...

Definitions

  1. to break; to break, to breach; to break down, to...

Ancestry of “quebrantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcrebantar—
2Vulgar Latincrepantare—
3Latincrepō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “quebrantar”

  • quebrantahuesos
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