Where does “serpiente” come from?
serpiente (Spanish) comes from Latin serpēns, from Latin serpō, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
serpiente (Spanish): snake, serpent; a large or medium-sized snake;...
Definitions
- snake, serpent; a large or medium-sized snake;...
Ancestry of “serpiente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | serpēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | serpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |