Where does “serpent” come from?

serpent (Romansch) comes from Latin serpentem, from Latin serpens, from Latin serpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

serpent (Romansch): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “serpent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserpentemaccusative singular of serpēns
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 →