Where does “reptile” come from?
Reptile comes from Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin reptile, from Latin reptilis meaning "creeping," derived from the suffix -ilis and the root rep- ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p-.
reptile (English): A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class...
Definitions
- A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class...
Ancestry of “reptile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | reptil | — |
| 2 | Old French | reptile | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | reptile | neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | reptilis | creeping, crawling |
| 5 | Latin | rēpō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |
Words derived from “reptile”