Where does “subreptice” come from?

subreptice (French) comes from Latin surrēptīcius, from Latin surreptus, from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subreptice (French): surreptitious, furtive

Definitions

surreptitious, furtive

Ancestry of “subreptice”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	surrēptīcius	stolen, clandestine
2	Latin	surreptus	snatched away; pilfered
3	Latin	surripio	I snatch away; I steal or pilfer
4	Latin	sub-	under, sub
5	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Words derived from “subreptice”

subrepticement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →