Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ἐρέπτομαι” come from?

ἐρέπτομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

ἐρέπτομαι (Ancient Greek): to feed on, eat, bite off; to pluck to eat

Definitions

  1. to feed on, eat, bite off; to pluck to eat

Ancestry of “ἐρέπτομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →