Where does “reptant” come from?

reptant (English) comes from Latin reptō, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

reptant (English): Creeping along the ground

Definitions

  1. Creeping along the ground

Ancestry of “reptant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptōto crawl or creep (over or through)
2Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
3Proto-Italicrēpō—
4Proto-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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