Where does “repentina” come from?

repentina (Spanish) comes from Spanish repentino, from Latin repentīnus, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

repentina (Spanish): feminine singular of repentino

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of repentino

Ancestry of “repentina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrepentinosudden
2Latinrepentīnussudden, hasty
3Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
4Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
5Proto-Italicrēpō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →