Etymology

reptation

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Today it means: A creeping movement. Full definition →

Latin rēptātiō ← Proto-Italic *rēpō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Italic*rēpō
  3. Latinrēpō
  4. Latinrēptō
  5. Latinrēptātiō
  6. English todayreptation

Learned borrowing from Latin rēptātiō.

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