Where does “sarmentum” come from?

sarmentum (English) comes from Latin sarmentum, from Old Latin *sarpmentom, from Latin sarpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

sarmentum (English): A runner

Definitions

  1. A runner

Ancestry of “sarmentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsarmentumshoot; twigs, brushwood
2Old Latin*sarpmentom—
3LatinsarpoI prune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin sarpo →Every word from Old Latin *sarpmentom →