Where does “wyvere” come from?

wyvere (Middle English) comes from Old Northern French wivre, from Latin vīpera — adder, snake, serpent, viper.

wyvere (Middle English): viper

Definitions

  1. viper

Ancestry of “wyvere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchwivreserpent
2Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper

Words derived from “wyvere”

Every word from Latin vīpera →Every word from Old Northern French wivre →