Where does “reptilian” come from?

Reptilian comes from Latin reptīlis, meaning creeping, derived from Latin repere, to creep, with the suffix -ilis forming adjectives, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European rep-.

reptilian (English): Of or relating to the members of the class...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the members of the class...

Ancestry of “reptilian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ianFrom, related to, or like; One from, belonging...
2EnglishHobbesianInvolving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
3EnglishHobbesa surname
4EnglishRobert—
5Anglo-NormanRobert—

Words derived from “reptilian”

Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →Every word from English -ian →Every word from English Robert →