The story
- French · borrowed fromSerpe
- Italian · borrowed fromSerpe
- English todaySerpe
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Italian Serpe, a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person, from serpe (“snake”). * Borrowed from French Serpe, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of billhooks and sickles, from serpe (“billhook, sickle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.