Where does “έρπω” come from?

έρπω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕρπω, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti — to be creeping, to be crawling.

έρπω (Greek): "chiefly found in the present stem"; crawl,...

Definitions

  1. "chiefly found in the present stem"; crawl,...

Ancestry of “έρπω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕρπωto move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...
2Proto-Indo-European*sérpetito be creeping, to be crawling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sérpetiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕρπω