Where does “surrepens” come from?

surrepens (Latin) comes from Latin surrepo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

surrepens (Latin): creeping under or long

Definitions

  1. creeping under or long

Ancestry of “surrepens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsurrepoI creep under or along; I slide under; I...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →