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...

Definitions

  1. A shape that can be dissected into a number of...

Ancestry of “rep-tile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreptileA cold-blooded vertebrate of the class...
2Middle Englishreptil—
3Old Frenchreptile—
4Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
5Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
6Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
7Proto-Italicrēpō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →
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