Where does “reptiel” come from?

reptiel (Dutch) comes from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin reptile, from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

reptiel (Dutch): reptile, any member of the class Reptilia

Definitions

  1. reptile, any member of the class Reptilia

Ancestry of “reptiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreptilereptile
2Middle Frenchreptile
3Old Frenchreptile
4Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
5Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
6Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
7Proto-Italicrēpō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep

Words derived from “reptiel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p-Every word from Proto-Italic rēpōEvery word from Latin rēpō