English

herpetofaunal

From herpeto- + faunal.

Proto-Indo-European *serp- ‘to creep, crawl’

Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti ‘to be creeping, to be crawling’

Ancient Greek ἕρπω ‘to move slowly, walk’

Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ‘any animal which walks on four legs’

English fauna ‘animals’

Today it means

adj Relating to herpetofauna.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / herpetofaunal