Where does “rep-tile” come from?
rep-tile (English) comes from English reptile, from Middle English reptil, 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.
rep-tile (English): A shape that can be dissected into a number of...
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- A shape that can be dissected into a number of...
Ancestry of “rep-tile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reptile | A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class... |
| 2 | Middle English | reptil | — |
| 3 | Old French | reptile | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | reptile | neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | reptilis | creeping, crawling |
| 6 | Latin | rēpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |