Where does “subreptici” come from?

subreptici (Catalan) comes from Latin surrēptīcius, from Latin surreptus, from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subreptici (Catalan): surreptitious

Definitions

  1. surreptitious

Ancestry of “subreptici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurrēptīciusstolen, clandestine
2Latinsurreptussnatched away; pilfered
3LatinsurripioI snatch away; I steal or pilfer
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-
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