Where does “serpe” come from?

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

serpe (Italian): snake; viper

Definitions

  1. snake; viper

Ancestry of “serpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinserpēnsA serpent, snake
2Latinserpōto creep, crawl, move slowly of an animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl

Words derived from “serpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin serpō →Every word from Latin serpēns →
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