reptatorial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
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); 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-.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Crawling, creeping.
Relateds
reptiliform · reptatory · reptilious · reptiloid · reptillery · reptation · reptilian · reptant · reptilism · reptilivorous · reptility · reptile · reptilarium · reptiliary · reptiliferous
Synonyms
Translations (1)
pl pełzający (crawling, creeping — see also reptant)