Where does “vouivre” come from?

vouivre (French) comes from Old French guivre, from Latin vīpera — adder, snake, serpent, viper.

vouivre (French): wyvern; a mythical reptile said to inhabit...

Definitions

  1. wyvern; a mythical reptile said to inhabit...

Ancestry of “vouivre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguivre
2Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper
Every word from Latin vīperaEvery word from Old French guivre