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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *serpe-
Meaning: to creep
Old Indian: sárpati `to creep, crawl, move gently', ptc. sr̥ptá-; sarpá- m. `snake, serpent'
Old Greek: hérpō, ft. herpǘsō, hérpsō, aor. herpǘsai̯, hérpsai̯ `kriechen, schleichen, auf allen Vieren gehen', herpǘzdō `kriechen', herpetó-n, aeol. órpeto-n n. `Tier das auf allen Viere kriecht, geht', hérpsi-s f. `das Kriechen'
Latin: serpō, -ere, -psī, -ptum `kriechen, schleichen', serpēns, -tis f./m. `Schlange'
Albanian: ǵarpɛr `Schlange', pl. štɛrpíń `alles Kriechende'
Russ. meaning: ползти
References: WP II 502
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1701
Root: serp-
English meaning: to crawl
German meaning: `kriechen'
Material: Ai. sárpati `schleicht, kriecht, geht' (= ἕρπω, lat. serpō), sarpá- m. `Schlange'; gr. ἕρπω `schleiche, gehe', ἑρπύζω `schleiche, krieche', ἑρπετόν `kriechendes Tier', ablaut. lesb. ὄρπετον `Tier' (*sr̥p-), ἕρπης, -τος `Flechte an der Haut', ἕρπυλλον `Thymian' (latinisiert serpullum); alb. gjarpën `Schlange' (*serpeno-), shtërpínj `alles Kriechende'; lat. serpō `krieche, schleiche', serpēns `Schlange'.
References: WP. II 502, WH. II 524.
Pages: 912
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