Where does “Reptil” come from?

Reptil (German) comes from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

Reptil (German): A reptile; the cold-blooded vertebrate

Definitions

  1. A reptile; the cold-blooded vertebrate

Ancestry of “Reptil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
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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