The story
- Latin · derived fromserpēns“a snake”
- English todaySerpens
Words from the same roots
Latinserpēns all →
serpentSerpens CaputSerpens Caudaserpentiformserpentigenous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Serpens
Today it means: A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius. Full definition →
Latin serpēns