(conjugation-3) to creep, crawl, move slowly (of an animal)
(conjugation-3, figuratively) to move slowly or imperceptibly, to creep in or along, proceed gradually, to spread (of a thing or situation)
(conjugation-3) to spread
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈsɛr.poː]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *serpō, from Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti (“to creep, crawl”). Cognate with Sanskrit सर्पति (sarpati, “to glide, crawl”), Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō), and Latin rēpō.