Where does “repent” come from?

repent (Romanian) comes from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

repent (Romanian): creeping

Definitions

  1. creeping

Ancestry of “repent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
2Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
3Proto-Italicrēpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →
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