Where does “reps” come from?
Reps comes from English ribs, the plural of rib, traced through Middle English rib and Old English ribb to Proto-Germanic ribjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ-.
reps (English): Rep; plural of rep; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- Rep; plural of rep; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “reps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | reps | rep |
| 2 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 4 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 5 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
Words derived from “reps”