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Where does “reptil” come from?

reptil (Haitian Creole) comes from French reptile, 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.

reptil (Haitian Creole): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “reptil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreptilereptile
2Middle Frenchreptile—
3Old Frenchreptile—
4Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
5Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
6Latinrēpō—
7Proto-Italicrēpō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →