noun, masculine/sɛʁ.pɑ̃/plural: serpents
snake
Related: c'est le serpent qui se mord la queue, serpent à lunettes, serpent à plumes, serpent à sonnettes, serpent corail, serpent de mer, serpent d'eau, serpenter
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin serpēns Old French serpent Middle French serpent French serpent Inherited from Middle French serpent, from Old French serpent, from Latin serpentem, accusative form of serpēns.