Etymology

irreption

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Today it means: A creeping in. Full definition →

Late Latin irrēptiō ← Latin irrēpō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromirrēpō“to creep in”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromirrēptiō
  3. English todayirreption

From Late Latin irrēptiō, from Latin irrēpō (“to creep in”) + -tiō (suffix forming action nouns).

Words from the same roots

Latinirrēpō all →

irreptitious

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