Where does “ερπετό” come from?

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

ερπετό (Greek): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “ερπετό”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρπω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν →