English

serpentess

From serpent + -ess.

Formed from serpent + -ess

Proto-Indo-European *serp- ‘to creep, crawl’

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Latin serpō ‘to creep, crawl, move slowly’

Latin serpēns ‘snake’

Old French serpent ‘snake, serpent’

Middle English serpent

Today it means

noun A female serpent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / serpentess