Where does “reiptíleolaíocht” come from?

reiptíleolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish reiptíl, 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.

reiptíleolaíocht (Irish): herpetology

Definitions

  1. herpetology

Ancestry of “reiptíleolaíocht”, step by step

reiptíleolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish reiptíl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishreiptílreptile
2Old Frenchreptile—
3Late Latinreptileneuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter...
4Latinreptiliscreeping, crawling
5Latinrēpōto creep, crawl
6Proto-Italicrēpō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →Every word from Proto-Italic rēpō →Every word from Latin rēpō →