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Where does “ἑρπετόν” come from?

ἑρπετόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕρπω, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti.

ἑρπετόν (Ancient Greek): Any animal which walks on four legs; creeping...

Definitions

  1. Any animal which walks on four legs; creeping...

Ancestry of “ἑρπετόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕρπωto move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...
2Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti—

Words derived from “ἑρπετόν”

  • herpetologist
  • herpetology
  • herpetological
  • herpetophobia
  • herptile
  • herpetologically
  • palaeoherpetological
  • herpetología
  • herpétologie
  • herpetologia
  • ερπετό
  • herpetológia
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