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Where does “reventar” come from?

reventar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin repentare, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

reventar (Spanish): to burst, explode, blow up, break; to annoy; hack...

Definitions

  1. to burst, explode, blow up, break; to annoy; hack...

Ancestry of “reventar”, step by step

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