ophidian
Meaningsnake-like
Common meaning: snakelike
- ophia serpentLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1100 · scan
- dianadjective ending from Greek -idion
Journey through time
- Greekὄφις‘a serpent’
- Englishophidian‘snakelike’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ὄφις ‘a serpent’.
Roots
- ὄφις Greek “a serpent”
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