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Where does “repto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “repto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēpō—
2Proto-Italicrēpō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →