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Where does “repentinamente” come from?

repentinamente (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.

repentinamente (Spanish): suddenly; unexpectedly; out of nowhere; out of...

Definitions

  1. suddenly; unexpectedly; out of nowhere; out of...

Ancestry of “repentinamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrepentinosudden
2Latinrepentīnus—
3Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
4Latinrēpō—
5Proto-Italicrēpō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →