Where does “surrēptīcius” come from?
surrēptīcius (Latin) comes from Latin surreptus, from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
surrēptīcius (Latin): stolen, clandestine
Ancestry of “surrēptīcius”, step by step
surrēptīcius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin surreptus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | surreptus | snatched away; pilfered |
| 2 | Latin | surripio | I snatch away; I steal or pilfer |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Latin surrepo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | surrepo | I creep under or along; I slide under; I... |
| 2 | Latin | rēpō | to creep, crawl |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |
Words derived from “surrēptīcius”