Etymology

ophidian

ophid·i·an
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Today it means: Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent. Full definition →

Latin ophidia ← Ancient Greek ὄφις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄφις“snake”
  2. Latin · derived fromophidia
  3. English todayophidian

From Latin ophidia (from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)) + -ian.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄφις all →

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