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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/serp-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*serp- [1][2][3][4]

  1. to creep, crawl

Derived terms
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  • *sérp-e-ti ~ *sérp-onti (thematic root present)[4]
    • Hellenic: [Term?][1]
      • Ancient Greek: ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, crawl”)
    • Indo-Iranian: [Term?]
      • Indo-Aryan: [Term?]
        • Sanskrit: सर्पति (sárpati, “to creep, crawl”)
    • Italic: *serpō[2]
  • *sḗrp-s-t ~ *sérp-s-n̥t (s-aorist)[4]
    • Hellenic: [Term?]
      • Ancient Greek: (ἐξ)ἧρψα ((ex)hêrpsa)
    • Indo-Iranian: [Term?]
      • Indo-Aryan: [Term?]
        • Sanskrit: अस्र्प्त (asrpta)
    • Italic: *serpsai
  • *se-sórp-e ~ se-sr̥p-ḗr (reduplicated perfect)[4]
    • Indo-Iranian: [Term?]
      • Indo-Aryan: [Term?]
        • Sanskrit: ससर्प (sasarpa)
  • *serp-en-
  • Unsorted formations:

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἕρπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463-464
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “serpō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 558
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 130
  4. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*serp-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 536
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