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Where does “subrepent” come from?

subrepent (Latin) comes from Latin subrepo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subrepent (Latin): third-person plural future active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of...

Ancestry of “subrepent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubrepoAlternative form of surrēpō; to creep along
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →