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Where does “ἕρπω” come from?

ἕρπω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti.

ἕρπω (Ancient Greek): to move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...

Definitions

  1. to move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...

Ancestry of “ἕρπω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti—

Words derived from “ἕρπω”

  • herpes
  • herpesvirus
  • herpetologist
  • herpetology
  • herpetological
  • herpangina
  • herpesviral
  • antiherpes
  • antiherpesvirus
  • herpetophobia
  • herptile
  • herpetologically
  • postherpes
  • palaeoherpetological
  • herpetism
  • herpes
  • serpyllum
  • herpetología
  • erpete
  • erpetico
  • serpillo
  • герпес
  • herpetologia
  • herpétologie
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