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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=Ennius|origins=ine-pro *h₁reh₁p-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈreː.poː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈrɛː.po]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''rēpō''' (present infinitive rēpere, perfect active rēpsī, supine rēptum); third conjugation, no passive^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*rēpō|t=to creep]], [[inh|ine-pro|*h₁reh₁p-|t=to creep]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) Cognate with [[lt|rėplióti|t=to creep]], [[lv|rãpt|t=to creep]] and perhaps [[goh|reba|t=vine shoot]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) Lewis and Short's comparison with [[grc|ἕρπω|tr=hérpō|t=to creep]] and [[serpō]] is outdated.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Ennius, whose cranes crawl through the beans.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to move with the body close to the ground, crawl, as Lucretius' creeping animal, and of people to go on hands and knees, as in Nepos.^(OLD 2012) It also meant to proceed with difficulty, drag oneself, as Horace's three miles crawled after lunch, and to go stealthily, as his little fox creeping into the corn bin.^(OLD 2012) Of things it meant to move slowly over a surface, as Lucretius' mist, and of plants to creep, spread.^(OLD 2012) Döderlein says ''rēpere'' is to creep with short steps, while [[serpō]] is to glide without feet.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ [[en|reptile]] comes from its Late Latin derivative ''rēptilis'' “creeping”, in the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of cranes.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of creeping animals and mist.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 65–8 BC – Horace uses it of a slow journey.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''reptile'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|crawl]], [[m|en|creep]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To go on hands and knees.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To drag oneself; to go stealthily.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(of things)'' To spread slowly, (of plants) to creep.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[corrēpō]]

+ * [[dērēpō]]

+ * [[ērēpō]]

+ * [[intrōrēpō]]

+ * [[irrēpō]]

+ * [[obrēpō]]

+ * [[perrēpō]]

+ * [[prōrēpō]]

+ * [[rēptilis]]

+ * [[rēptō]]

+ * [[subrēpō]]

+ * [[fūnerēpus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[serpō]]

+ * [[en|reptile]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}