prefix
Meaning 1
reptile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
herpet-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: hûrpĕt
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Received-Pronunciation: /hɜːpɛt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Received-Pronunciation: hûrpēt
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Received-Pronunciation: /hɜːpiːt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
prefix
Meaning 2
herpes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō) Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón) Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-) English herpet- From the Ancient Greek ἑρπετ- (herpet-), the stem of ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “serpent, creeping animal, reptile”), from ἕρπω (hérpō, “I creep”); compare herpet-2.
From the Ancient Greek ἑρπητ- (herpēt-), the stem of ἕρπης (hérpēs, “a creeping, shingles”), from ἕρπω (hérpō, “I creep”); compare herpet-1.