Where does “guiverno” come from?

guiverno (Spanish) comes from Middle English wyver, from Old French wivre, from Old French guivre, from Latin vīpera — adder, snake, serpent, viper.

guiverno (Spanish): wyvern

Definitions

  1. wyvern

Ancestry of “guiverno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwyverviper
2Old Frenchwivreany of various types of snake
3Old Frenchguivre—
4Latinvīperaadder, snake, serpent, viper
Every word from Latin vīpera →Every word from Old French guivre →Every word from Old French wivre →