Where does “sub-reptício” come from?

sub-reptício (Portuguese) comes from Latin surrēptīcius, from Latin surreptus, from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sub-reptício (Portuguese): surreptitious

Definitions

surreptitious

Ancestry of “sub-reptício”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	surrēptīcius	stolen, clandestine
2	Latin	surreptus	snatched away; pilfered
3	Latin	surripio	I snatch away; I steal or pilfer
4	Latin	sub-	under, sub
5	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →