Where does “serpe” come from?

serpe (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese serpe, from Vulgar Latin serpes, from Latin serpēns, from Latin serpō, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

serpe (Portuguese): serpent, snake; wyvern; an ugly person

Definitions

  1. serpent, snake; wyvern; an ugly person

Ancestry of “serpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseserpe—
2Vulgar Latinserpessecond-person singular future active indicative...
3LatinserpēnsA serpent, snake
4Latinserpōto creep, crawl, move slowly of an animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin serpō →Every word from Latin serpēns →