ἕρπω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to move slowly, walk; crawl, creep, slink
- (grc-dor) I go or come
- of things, events, etc. to come, happen
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (creep, crawl, reap, harvest, sickle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*serp-
Gloss
creep, crawl, reap, harvest, sickle
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
鎌
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deserpo Latin
- disserpo Latin
- inserpo Latin
- perserpo Latin
- proserpo Latin
- sarpo Latin
- serpedo Latin
- serpentem Latin
- serpentem, serpēns Latin
- serpo Latin
- serpēns Latin
- serpēns, serpentem, serpens Latin
- serpō Latin
- ἅρπη Ancient Greek
- *serp- Proto-Indo-European
- *serp-en-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- सर्प Sanskrit
- έρπω Greek (modern)
- *sarpás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ḥarb- Proto-Semitic
- *ś(t)ripenī̆ Proto-Albanian