Word: 'serpentine' • Extended Annotations
Word: 'serpentine' • Extended Annotations
from Old French serpentin name of a precious stone
a noun use of adjective meaning "of a snake, snake-like; sly, deceptive"
from Late Latin serpentius "of a serpent"
from Latin serpens "snake"
The first known use of serpentine was in the 15th century.
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |