Where does “reptile” come from?

reptile (French) comes 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.

reptile (French): reptile

Definitions

reptile

Ancestry of “reptile”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	reptile	—
2	Old French	reptile	—
3	Late Latin	reptile	neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
4	Latin	reptilis	creeping, crawling
5	Latin	rēpō	to creep, crawl
6	Proto-Italic	rēpō	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁reh₁p-	to creep

Words derived from “reptile”

reptil
reptiel
reptilă
reptil

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