Where does “herpétologie” come from?

herpétologie (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν, from Ancient Greek ἕρπω, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti — to be creeping, to be crawling.

herpétologie (French): herpetology

Definitions

  1. herpetology

Ancestry of “herpétologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἑρπετόνAny animal which walks on four legs; creeping...
2Ancient Greekἕρπωto move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...
3Proto-Indo-European*sérpetito be creeping, to be crawling

Words derived from “herpétologie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρπω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν →