Where does “funirepus” come from?

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

funirepus (Latin): a rope-dancer; funambulist

Definitions

  1. a rope-dancer; funambulist

Ancestry of “funirepus”, step by step

funirepus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rēpō

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

via Latin fūnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūnisrope, cord, line
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →