Where does “serpyllum” come from?

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

serpyllum (Latin): wild thyme

Definitions

  1. wild thyme

Ancestry of “serpyllum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕρπυλλοςwild thyme
2Ancient Greekἕρπωto move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink; I go...
3Proto-Indo-European*sérpetito be creeping, to be crawling

Words derived from “serpyllum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρπω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρπυλλος →