Etymology

herpeto-

English herpet- ← Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-) ← Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*serp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti
  3. Ancient Greekἕρπω (hérpō)
  4. Ancient Greekἑρπετόν (herpetón)
  5. Ancient Greekἑρπετ- (herpet-)
  6. Englishherpet-
  7. English todayherpeto-

From herpet- + -o-.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.