English

serpentinous

From serpentine + -ous.

Formed from serpentine + -ous

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

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Latin serpēns ‘serpent’

Latin serpentīnus

Old French serpentin

Middle English serpentine

Today it means

adj Resembling or relating to serpentine (the mineral).

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

Etymograph / serpentinous