Where does “Ophite” come from?

Ophite (English) comes from Latin ophites, from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης.

Ophite (English): A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of...

Definitions

  1. A member of a Gnostic snake-worshipping sect of...

Ancestry of “Ophite”, step by step

Ophite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ophites

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinophitesserpentine
2Ancient Greekὀφίτης—

via Latin Ophitae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOphitae—

Words derived from “Ophite”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀφίτης →