Where does “reptile” come from?

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

reptile (Late Latin): neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...

Ancestry of “reptile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
2Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
3Proto-Italicrēpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep

Words derived from “reptile”

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