Where does “Serpens” come from?

Serpens (English) comes from Latin serpēns, from Latin serpō, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

Serpens (English): A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius

Definitions

  1. A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius

Ancestry of “Serpens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinserpēnsA serpent, snake
2Latinserpōto creep, crawl, move slowly of an animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin serpō →Every word from Latin serpēns →