Where does “rettili” come from?

rettili (Sicilian) comes from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

rettili (Sicilian): reptile; reptilian

Definitions

  1. reptile; reptilian

Ancestry of “rettili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
2Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
3Proto-Italicrēpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →