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Where does “subrepticio” come from?

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

subrepticio (Spanish): having or feigning stealth; clandestine or...

Definitions

  1. having or feigning stealth; clandestine or...

Ancestry of “subrepticio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurrēptīcius—
2Latinsurreptussnatched away; pilfered
3LatinsurripioI snatch away; I steal or pilfer
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →