Where does “reptil” come from?
reptil (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.
reptil (Norwegian Nynorsk): a reptile
Ancestry of “reptil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | reptilis | creeping, crawling |
| 2 | Latin | rēpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |