reptatorial
English edit
Etymology edit
From reptatory (“crawling, creeping”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Reptatory is probably derived from New Latin reptatorius (used in the binomial nomenclature of species), from Latin rēptātus (“on which one has crawled; where one has swum”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives);[1] rēptātus is the perfect passive participle of rēptō (“to crawl or creep (over or through)”), the frequentative form of rēpō (“to crawl, creep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪəl
- Hyphenation: rep‧ta‧tor‧i‧al
Adjective edit
reptatorial (not comparable)
Related terms edit
- reptant
- reptation
- reptatory (obsolete)
- reptilarium
- reptile
- reptilian
- reptiliary
- reptiliferous (archaic)
- reptiliform (obsolete, rare)
- reptilious
- reptilism (archaic)
- reptility
- reptilivorous (obsolete)
- reptillery (rare)
- reptiloid
Translations edit
crawling, creeping — see also reptant
References edit
- ^ “reptatorial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.