Where does “wivre” come from?

wivre (Anglo-Norman French) comes from Old French guivre, from Latin vīpera — adder, snake, serpent, viper.

Ancestry of “wivre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguivre—
2Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper

Words derived from “wivre”

Every word from Latin vīpera →Every word from Old French guivre →
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