Herpetologist, from the Greek word ερπετό, which means reptile, and the science is herpetology.
No, the word scientist is a common noun, a word for any scientist of any kind.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicistScientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic, MDThe Scientist, magazine"The Scientist", 2010 movie with Bill Sage, Adam LeFevre
'un reptile' (masc.)
No, the word 'reptile' is a noun, a word for a type of animal; a word for a thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'reptile' is it.Example:There is a reptile in that aquarium. I don't know what kind it is.
a crocodile is a fierce reptile.
No, the noun 'plesiosaurs' is a common noun, a general word for a type of extinct, marine reptile; a word for any plesiosaurs.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, The Reptile Discovery Centerat the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC or The Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Cincinnati OH.
there is no base word
The likely word is the proper noun, a surname, which is "Einstein" (notably scientist Albert Einstein).
A proper noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or a title; for example:Dr. Reptile (Dr. Kevin T. Fitzgerald), Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, Denver COReptile Road, Sumter, SC and Reptile Road, Quinninup, WA AustraliaDouble M Reptile Rescue, Calgary AB Canada"The Reptile", 1966 horror movie"Eyewitness: Reptile" by Colin McCarthy
Scientist believed that it wasn't an amphibian but it was actually the first reptile.
The Latin for a reptile is repens animal.
Yes, the word "reptile" has the schwa sound in the first syllable, pronounced as /ˈrep-təl/.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun for the common noun 'scientist' is the name of a scientist such as Albert Einstein or Marie Curie.