Etymology of the English word reptile
the English word
reptilederived from the Old French word
reptilederived from the Latin word
reptile (reptile)
derived from the Late Latin word
reptilis (creeping; reptile)
derived from the Latin word
reptusderived from the Latin word
repere (creep, crawl)
Date
The earliest known usage of reptile in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
reptiel, French
reptile, German
Reptil, Norwegian
reptil, Swedish
reptilUsage
Word found in Modern English
