Where does “serpens” come from?

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

serpens (German): serpentlike

Definitions

  1. serpentlike

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 →