Where does “serpet” come from?

serpet (English) comes from Latin scirpus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

serpet (English): A basket

Definitions

  1. A basket

Ancestry of “serpet”, step by step

serpet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scirpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscirpusa rush, bulrush; riddle, enigma
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin sirpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsirpusrush, bulrush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →