Where does “surrepturus” come from?

surrepturus (Latin) comes from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

surrepturus (Latin): about to snatch away; about to steal, about to...

Definitions

  1. about to snatch away; about to steal, about to...

Ancestry of “surrepturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsurripioI snatch away; I steal or pilfer
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- →