Where does “erpetologico” come from?

erpetologico (Italian) comes from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

erpetologico (Italian): herpetological

Definitions

  1. herpetological

Ancestry of “erpetologico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ico-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Italian -ico →