What does perserpō mean in Latin?

perserpō, a verb, means “to creep perpetually, crawl”.

What are the principal parts of perserpō?

perserpō, perserpere, perserpsī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).

In classical Latin, [pɛrˈsɛr.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈsɛr.po].

verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

perserpō (present infinitive perserpere, perfect active perserpsī)

Classical[pɛrˈsɛr.poː]Ecclesiastical[perˈsɛr.po]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	perserpō	perserpēbam	perserpam	perserpsī	perserpseram	perserpserō
2nd sg.	perserpis	perserpēbās	perserpēs	perserpsistī	perserpserās	perserpseris
3rd sg.	perserpit	perserpēbat	perserpet	perserpsit	perserpserat	perserpserit
1st pl.	perserpimus	perserpēbāmus	perserpēmus	perserpsimus	perserpserāmus	perserpserimus
2nd pl.	perserpitis	perserpēbātis	perserpētis	perserpsistis	perserpserātis	perserpseritis
3rd pl.	perserpunt	perserpēbant	perserpent	perserpsērunt perserpsēre	perserpserant	perserpserint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	perserpam	perserperem	perserpserim	perserpsissem
2nd sg.	perserpās	perserperēs	perserpserīs	perserpsissēs
3rd sg.	perserpat	perserperet	perserpserit	perserpsisset
1st pl.	perserpāmus	perserperēmus	perserpserīmus	perserpsissēmus
2nd pl.	perserpātis	perserperētis	perserpserītis	perserpsissētis
3rd pl.	perserpant	perserperent	perserpserint	perserpsissent

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerundperserpendī, perserpendō, perserpendum

per-serpo, serpsi, 3, v. n.,

I. to creep perpetually, to crawl, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 100, 31 Keil.

Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin perserpō From per- + serpō.