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serpo.

to creep, crawl, move slowly (of an animal)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɛr.poː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛr.po]
  1. to creep, crawl, move slowly (of an animal)

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  2. to move slowly or imperceptibly, to creep in or along, proceed gradually, to spread (of a thing or situation)

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  3. to spread

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *serpō, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti (“to creep, crawl”). Cognate with Sanskrit सर्पति (sarpati, “to glide, crawl”), Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō).

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