Where does “serpente” come from?

serpente (Latin) comes from Latin serpens, from Latin serpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

serpente (Latin): ablative singular of serpēns

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of serpēns

Ancestry of “serpente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinserpensA serpent, snake; either Draco or Serpens; A...
2LatinserpoI creep, crawl, move slowly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin serpo →Every word from Latin serpens →