ophio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: 1600s 1800s ophido- (irregular), 1600s– ophio-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὀϕιο-, ὄϕις.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο-, combining form (in e.g. ὀϕιογενής (see ophiogenes n.), ὀϕιομάχος ophiomach n. ) of ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent ( < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit ahi , Avestan aži ); compare -o- connective.For the variant ophido- , see discussion s.v. Ophidia n. Attested earliest in borrowings ultimately from Greek, first in a small number of loans immediately from classical Latin and post-classical Latin in the second half of the 16th cent. (ophiophagus n., Ophiuchus n., Ophioglossum n.), in the 17th and 18th centuries in a larger number of borrowings and adaptations of Latin and Greek words (ophiomach n. , ophiophagous adj., ophiomancy n., and (partly < French) ophiogenes n.), and in the 19th and 20th centuries in sporadic loans and adaptations of scientific Latin terminology (Ophiopogon n., ophiocephaloid adj.). Formations in English are found from the late 17th cent., earliest in ophiomorphite n., ophiomorphous adj., and are increasingly numerous from the end of the 18th cent., in later use especially in scientific and technical registers. Usually compounded with elements ultimately of Greek origin. Compare classical Latin and scientific Latin ophio-, French ophio- (also ophido-; formations in which are found from the 18th cent.), Italian ofio- (formations in which are found from at least the 19th cent.), German ophio-.

Of or relating to serpents; snakelike.

† ophiography n. [compare French ophiographie (1838)] Obsolete rare a treatise on snakes; the scientific description of snakes.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ophiographia, term for a treatise of serpents..: ophiography.

† ophiomach n. [ < ophio- comb. form + -mach comb. form, after post-classical Latin ophiomachus (Vulgate), Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιομάχος (in Septuagint as ὀϕιομάχης) ‘fighter with serpents’, a name of the mongoose, and a kind of locust; compare French ophiomaque (1868 in Littré)] Obsolete rare (probably) a kind of locust or cricket.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Orthoptera > family Locustidae > member of (locust)

grasshopOE

langustec1200

skippera1325

locustc1350

honeysucklea1387

honeysucka1398

lungoutec1485

grasshopper1526

acrida1557

ophiomach1609

locustid1878

1609 Bible (Douay) I. Lev. xi. 22 As is the bruke after his kind, the attake, and the ophiomach [1611 beetle, 1881 cricket] and the locust.

† ophiophilism n. Obsolete rare love of snakes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > love of

ophiophilism1883

1883 Daily News 19 Feb. 5/2 Ophiophilism is by no means an ugly word..but it may be doubted whether Miss Catherine C. Hopley..will succeed in persuading her readers to become ophiophilists.

ophiophilist n.

Brit.

/ˌɒfɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/

U.S.

/ˌɑfiˈɑfələst/

/ˌoʊfiˈɑfələst/

rare a person who loves snakes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > love of > person

ophiophilist1882

1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xxiii. 429 A meaning which may be worth seeking by a philologist, should he be also an ophiophilist.

1883 Daily News 19 Feb. 5/2 Ophiophilism is by no means an ugly word..but it may be doubted whether Miss Catherine C. Hopley..will succeed in persuading her readers to become ophiophilists.

2000 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times (Nexis) 17 July d5 An ‘ophiophilist’ is one who loves snakes, and you don't get a chance to use the word any too often.

† ophiosaurian n. [ < ophio- comb. form + saurian n.] Obsolete rare a hypothetical reptile combining the characteristics of a lizard and a snake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > types of

hart-wolf1555

equicerve1572

hippopotamus1572

lyciske1572

semitaur1592

lycopanther1607

tityrus1610

jumart1690

lizard-bird1862

plumed serpent1862

baku1881

ophiosaurian1882

Dong1927

merlionc1973

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Anguidae > member of genus Ophiosaurus (glass-snake)

snakec1000

chain-snake1737

glass-snake1737

joint-snake1796

sheltopusik1841

ophiosaurian1882

ophisaur1890

1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xv. 263 Suspected species of reptiles, compound ophiosaurians, or saurophidians, or who shall say what, in those inaccessible depths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ophio-
释义	ophio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: 1600s 1800s ophido- (irregular), 1600s– ophio-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὀϕιο-, ὄϕις. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο-, combining form (in e.g. ὀϕιογενής (see ophiogenes n.), ὀϕιομάχος ophiomach n. ) of ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent ( < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit ahi , Avestan aži ); compare -o- connective.For the variant ophido- , see discussion s.v. Ophidia n. Attested earliest in borrowings ultimately from Greek, first in a small number of loans immediately from classical Latin and post-classical Latin in the second half of the 16th cent. (ophiophagus n., Ophiuchus n., Ophioglossum n.), in the 17th and 18th centuries in a larger number of borrowings and adaptations of Latin and Greek words (ophiomach n. , ophiophagous adj., ophiomancy n., and (partly < French) ophiogenes n.), and in the 19th and 20th centuries in sporadic loans and adaptations of scientific Latin terminology (Ophiopogon n., ophiocephaloid adj.). Formations in English are found from the late 17th cent., earliest in ophiomorphite n., ophiomorphous adj., and are increasingly numerous from the end of the 18th cent., in later use especially in scientific and technical registers. Usually compounded with elements ultimately of Greek origin. Compare classical Latin and scientific Latin ophio-, French ophio- (also ophido-; formations in which are found from the 18th cent.), Italian ofio- (formations in which are found from at least the 19th cent.), German ophio-. Of or relating to serpents; snakelike. † ophiography n. [compare French ophiographie (1838)] Obsolete rare a treatise on snakes; the scientific description of snakes.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ophiographia, term for a treatise of serpents..: ophiography. † ophiomach n. [ < ophio- comb. form + -mach comb. form, after post-classical Latin ophiomachus (Vulgate), Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιομάχος (in Septuagint as ὀϕιομάχης) ‘fighter with serpents’, a name of the mongoose, and a kind of locust; compare French ophiomaque (1868 in Littré)] Obsolete rare (probably) a kind of locust or cricket. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Orthoptera > family Locustidae > member of (locust) grasshopOE langustec1200 skippera1325 locustc1350 honeysucklea1387 honeysucka1398 lungoutec1485 grasshopper1526 acrida1557 ophiomach1609 locustid1878 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Lev. xi. 22 As is the bruke after his kind, the attake, and the ophiomach [1611 beetle, 1881 cricket] and the locust. † ophiophilism n. Obsolete rare love of snakes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > love of ophiophilism1883 1883 Daily News 19 Feb. 5/2 Ophiophilism is by no means an ugly word..but it may be doubted whether Miss Catherine C. Hopley..will succeed in persuading her readers to become ophiophilists. ophiophilist n. Brit. /ˌɒfɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/ , U.S. /ˌɑfiˈɑfələst/ , /ˌoʊfiˈɑfələst/ rare a person who loves snakes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > love of > person ophiophilist1882 1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xxiii. 429 A meaning which may be worth seeking by a philologist, should he be also an ophiophilist. 1883 Daily News 19 Feb. 5/2 Ophiophilism is by no means an ugly word..but it may be doubted whether Miss Catherine C. Hopley..will succeed in persuading her readers to become ophiophilists. 2000 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times (Nexis) 17 July d5 An ‘ophiophilist’ is one who loves snakes, and you don't get a chance to use the word any too often. † ophiosaurian n. [ < ophio- comb. form + saurian n.] Obsolete rare a hypothetical reptile combining the characteristics of a lizard and a snake. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > types of hart-wolf1555 equicerve1572 hippopotamus1572 lyciske1572 semitaur1592 lycopanther1607 tityrus1610 jumart1690 lizard-bird1862 plumed serpent1862 baku1881 ophiosaurian1882 Dong1927 merlionc1973 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Anguidae > member of genus Ophiosaurus (glass-snake) snakec1000 chain-snake1737 glass-snake1737 joint-snake1796 sheltopusik1841 ophiosaurian1882 ophisaur1890 1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xv. 263 Suspected species of reptiles, compound ophiosaurians, or saurophidians, or who shall say what, in those inaccessible depths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1609
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