What is reptile in Latin?

1. What is the Latin word for reptile?
2. What is the Latin adjective for lizard?
3. What is the origin of the word reptile?
4. What is the Latin word for pet?
5. What kind of word is reptile?
6. What is meant by calling a person a donkey?
7. Is reptilian a real word?
8. What is the root of the word lizard?
9. How would you describe a reptile?
10. Is a frog a reptile?
11. What does amphibian mean in Latin?
12. Is a fish a reptile?
13. What does companion mean in Latin?
14. Where does petting come from?

What is the Latin word for reptile?

Latin Translation. et serpentium. More Latin words for reptile. reptile noun. reptile.

What is the Latin adjective for lizard?

Latin Translation. lacerta. More Latin words for lizard. lacerta noun.

What is the origin of the word reptile?

History and Etymology for reptile

Noun. Middle English reptil, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French reptile (feminine), from Late Latin reptile (neuter), from neuter of reptilis creeping, from Latin reptus, past participle of repere to crawl; akin to Lithuanian rėplioti to crawl.

What is the Latin word for pet?

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan pet), from Latin pēditum (compare French pet, Spanish pedo, Italian peto).

What kind of word is reptile?

A cold-blooded vertebrate of the Class Reptilia.

What is meant by calling a person a donkey?

1 : the domestic ass (Equus asinus) 2 : a stupid or obstinate person.

Is reptilian a real word?

“Reptilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reptilian.

What is the root of the word lizard?

Most lizards live in deserts or jungles, however the word lizard comes from the Latin lacertus, which means “sea fish” — perhaps because they look like a monster that crawled out of the ocean.

How would you describe a reptile?

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises. ... Because of their slow metabolism and heat-seeking behavior, reptiles are cold-blooded.

Is a frog a reptile?

Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb oxygen and therefore lacks scales. Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles.

What does amphibian mean in Latin?

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'having two modes of existence or of doubtful nature'): from modern Latin amphibium 'an amphibian', from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios 'living both in water and on land', from amphi 'both' + bios 'life').

Is a fish a reptile?

A fish is an animal that lives only in the water, whereas a reptile lives in both land and water. A fish is an aquatic vertebrate that is cold blooded or ectothermic. ... Some examples of fish are lamprey, sharks, ray fish etc, while lizards, crocodiles, snakes, turtles etc are reptiles.

What does companion mean in Latin?

Companion derives from Middle English and Anglo-French from Late Latin companio. The com- in companion means "with." The second part comes from panis, the Latin word for bread or food.

Where does petting come from?

petting (n.)

1873, "fondling, indulgence," verbal noun from pet (v.). Meaning "amorous caressing, foreplay" is from 1920 (in F. Scott Fitzgerald).