Etymology

herpetoculture

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Today it means: The keeping of live reptiles and amphibians in captivity, whether as a hobby or for commercial breeding. Full definition →

English culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra
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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. Englishherpeto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. English todayherpetoculture

From herpeto- + culture.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.