serpent

Middle French

noun

Definitions

snake

Etymology

Inherited from Old French serpent (snake, serpent) inherited from Latin serpentem.

Origin

Latin

serpentem

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

serpent English
serpentem Latin
serpēns Latin
serpent French
*serp- Proto-Indo-European
serpent Old French
serpent Middle Dutch
serpan Mauritian Creole
sierpint Walloon
serpan Seychellois Creole