herpet-

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English

Etymology 1

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-), the stem of ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “serpent, creeping animal, reptile”), from ἕρπω (hérpō, “I creep”); compare herpet-².

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: hûrpĕt, IPA(key): /hɜːpɛt/

Prefix

herpet-

  1. reptile
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἑρπητ- (herpēt-), the stem of ἕρπης (hérpēs, “a creeping, shingles”), from ἕρπω (hérpō, “I creep”); compare herpet-¹.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: hûrpēt, IPA(key): /hɜːpiːt/

Prefix

herpet-

  1. herpes
Derived terms
Derived terms

Anagrams

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