Where does “reptar” come from?

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

reptar (Spanish): to slither; to crawl; to creep

Definitions

  1. to slither; to crawl; to creep

Ancestry of “reptar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreptōto crawl or creep (over or through)
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 →