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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

  1. surreptitious, furtive

Ancestry of “subreptice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurrēptīcius—
2Latinsurreptussnatched away; pilfered
3LatinsurripioI snatch away; I steal or pilfer
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →