Where does “wivre” come from?

wivre (Old French) comes from Old French guivre, from Latin vīpera — adder, snake, serpent, viper.

wivre (Old French): any of various types of snake

Definitions

  1. any of various types of snake

Ancestry of “wivre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguivre—
2Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper

Words derived from “wivre”

Every word from Latin vīpera →Every word from Old French guivre →