English → Latin
“creeping” in Latin
rēptātiōact of creeping, crawlingrēptōto crawl or creep (over or through)vitiumflaw, defect, blemish, imperfection; vice; crime, wrongdoing, misdeed, sin, error, fault
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
creeping s.
reptatio (e.g., infantium per manus et genua, Quint.): reptatus (post-Augustan, ; only in ablative sing.; e.g., of plants, vitium, Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for creeping?
- The usual Latin words for “creeping” are rēptātiō, rēptō, vitium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.