Where does “herpetología” come from?
herpetología (Spanish) comes from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν, from Ancient Greek ἕρπω, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti — to be creeping, to be crawling.
herpetología (Spanish): herpetology
Definitions
- herpetology
Ancestry of “herpetología”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | herpétologie | herpetology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἑρπετόν | Any animal which walks on four legs; creeping... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπω | to move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sérpeti | to be creeping, to be crawling |