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
- serpent, snake; wyvern; an ugly person
Ancestry of “serpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | serpe | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | serpes | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | serpēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | serpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |