Where does “reptans” come from?

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

reptans (Latin): crawling, creeping

Definitions

  1. crawling, creeping

Ancestry of “reptans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptōto crawl or creep (over or through)
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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