Where does “rēptile” come from?

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

rēptile (Latin): a reptile

Definitions

  1. a reptile

Ancestry of “rēptile”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rēptile”

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