Where does “reper” come from?

reper (Middle English) comes from English rapper, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Ancestry of “reper”, step by step

reper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English rapper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapperOne who, or that which, raps or knocks; A...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English rīpere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīperereaper
2Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
3Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er

via French repère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrepèremarker, mark; landmark; reference point

Words derived from “reper”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from English -er →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →