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Where does “reptar” come from?

reptar (Portuguese) comes from Latin reptō, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

reptar (Portuguese): to slither; to crawl, to creep; to challenge...

Definitions

  1. to slither; to crawl, to creep; to challenge...

Ancestry of “reptar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptō—
2Latinrēpō—
3Proto-Italicrēpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →