Where does “șerpânță” come from?

șerpânță (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin serpentia, from Latin serpens, from Latin serpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

șerpânță (Romanian): milkwort, gentian

Definitions

  1. milkwort, gentian

Ancestry of “șerpânță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinserpentianominative neuter plural of serpēns; accusative...
2LatinserpensA serpent, snake; either Draco or Serpens; A...
3LatinserpoI creep, crawl, move slowly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Latin serpo →Every word from Latin serpens →