The story
- Proto-Indo-European*serp-
- Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti
- Ancient Greekἕρπω (hérpō)
- Ancient Greekἑρπετόν (herpetón)
- Ancient Greekἑρπετ- (herpet-)
- Englishherpet-
- Englishherpeto-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcultural
- Englishherpetocultural
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- English todayherpetoculturally
From herpetocultural + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.