Where does “herpetologia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “herpetologia”, 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 “herpetologia”

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