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Where does “Reptiliomorpha” come from?

Reptiliomorpha (Translingual) comes from Translingual Reptilia, from Catalan rèptil, from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

Ancestry of “Reptiliomorpha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualReptilia—
2Catalanrèptil—
3Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
4Latinrēpō—
5Proto-Italicrēpō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →