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reptar.

to slither

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁepˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[hepˈta(h)]Brazil/ʁe.piˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[he.piˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to slither

    intransitive
  2. to crawl, to creep

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rēpō Latin rēpō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin reptārelbor. Portuguese reptar Learned borrowing from Latin reptāre.

verb/ʁepˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[hepˈta(h)]Brazil/ʁe.piˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[he.piˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to challenge someone

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin reputāreslbor. Portuguese reptar Semi-learned borrowing from Latin reputāre.

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