English Explanatory Dictionary

herpet-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. reptile
prefix
  1. herpes

Pronunciation

hûrpĕt /hɜːpɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-herpet-.wav hûrpēt /hɜːpiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-herpet-2.wav

Word forms

herpet-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō) Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón) Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-) English herpet- From the Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-), the stem of ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “serpent, creeping animal, reptile”), from ἕρπω (hérpō, “I creep”); compare herpet-².

Related words

herpetiform herpetism

Derived words

herpetic herpetography herpetoid herpetologic herpetological herpetologically herpetologist herpetology → herpetotomist herpetotomy → herpetical herpetic → herpetographical herpetography → herpetology
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary