Where does “sèrpe” come from?
sèrpe (Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin sarpa, from Latin sarpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
sèrpe (Norman): billhook
Ancestry of “sèrpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sarpa | — |
| 2 | Latin | sarpo | I prune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |