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Where does “rep-” come from?

rep- (Proto-Indo-European): to creep, slink; stake, beam

Definitions

  1. to creep, slink; stake, beam

Words derived from “rep-”

  • raft
  • reptile
  • surreptitiously
  • surreptitious
  • reptilian
  • raftsman
  • surreptitiousness
  • obreption
  • reptilelike
  • raftlike
  • reptilase
  • reptiloid
  • reptant
  • raftman
  • raftload
  • nonreptilian
  • raftless
  • raftmate
  • raftage
  • irreptitious
  • reptilehood
  • reptilianness
  • rep-tile
  • nonreptile