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
- to break; to break, to breach; to break down, to...
Ancestry of “quebrantar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | crebantar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | crepantare | — |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | — |
| 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 |
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