Where does “perreptans” come from?

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

perreptans (Latin): crawling through

Definitions

  1. crawling through

Ancestry of “perreptans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperreptoI crawl or creep through
2Latinreptōto crawl or creep (over or through)
3Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
4Proto-Italicrēpō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p-Every word from Proto-Italic rēpōEvery word from Latin rēpō