transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-pənt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin serpent-, serpens, from present participle of serpere to creep; akin to Greek herpein to creep, Sanskrit sarpati he creeps
Date: 13th century
1.
a. archaic : a noxious creature that creeps, hisses, or stings
b. : snake
2. : devil 1
3. : a treacherous person