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

Definitions

  1. billhook

Ancestry of “sèrpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsarpa—
2LatinsarpoI prune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin sarpo →Every word from Vulgar Latin sarpa →