Where does “reptiliferous” come from?

reptiliferous (English) comes from English reptile, from Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin reptile, from Latin reptilis, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

reptiliferous (English): Containing fossils of reptiles

Definitions

  1. Containing fossils of reptiles

Ancestry of “reptiliferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreptileA cold-blooded vertebrate of the class...
2Middle Englishreptil—
3Old Frenchreptile—
4Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
5Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
6Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
7Proto-Italicrēpō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →