Where does “repto” come from?

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

repto (Portuguese): challenge

Definitions

  1. challenge

Ancestry of “repto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesereptarto slither; to crawl, to creep; to challenge...
2Latinreptōto crawl or creep (over or through)
3Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
4Proto-Italicrēpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →