Definition
Winding and twisting like a snake; can also refer to a green mineral stone used in jewelry and sculpture.
Etymology
From Latin 'serpentinus' derived from 'serpens' (snake). The mineral was named for its snake-like patterns and colors. Both meanings come from the association with snakes: one literal (winding paths like snake movement) and one visual (patterns resembling snake scales).
Kelly Says
Serpentine is a magical green stone that looks like a snake's skin, which is why it's called that—and a serpentine road twists exactly like a snake slithering, so the same word describes both a rock and a path because they both look snake-like!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
serpentine
serpentine
AMአማርኛ
serpentine
serpentine
BGБългарски
serpentine
serpentine
BNবাংলা
serpentine
serpentine
CACatalà
serpentine
serpentine
CSČeština
serpentine
serpentine
DADansk
serpentine
serpentine
DEDeutsch
serpentinenartig
serpentinenartig
ELΕλληνικά
serpentine
serpentine
ESEspañol
serpentino
serpentino
ETEesti
serpentine
serpentine
EUEuskara
serpentine
serpentine
FAفارسی
serpentine
serpentine
FISuomi
serpentine
serpentine
FRFrançais
serpentin
serpentin
GLGalego
serpentine
serpentine
HEעברית
serpentine
serpentine
HIहिन्दी
serpentine
serpentine
HRHrvatski
serpentine
serpentine
HUMagyar
serpentine
serpentine
IDBahasa Indonesia
serpentine
serpentine
ITItaliano
serpentino
serpentino
KO한국어
뱀처럼 구불구불한
뱀처럼 구불구불한
LTLietuvių
serpentine
serpentine
LVLatviešu
serpentine
serpentine
MNМонгол
serpentine
serpentine
MSBahasa Melayu
serpentine
serpentine
MYမြန်မာ
serpentine
serpentine
NLNederlands
slangachtig
slangachtig
PLPolski
wężowaty
wężowaty
PTPortuguês
serpentino
serpentino
RORomână
serpentin
serpentin
RUРусский
змеевидный
змеевидный
SKSlovenčina
serpentine
serpentine
SLSlovenščina
serpentine
serpentine
SRСрпски
serpentine
serpentine
SVSvenska
slingrande
slingrande
SWKiswahili
serpentine
serpentine
TAதமிழ்
serpentine
serpentine
TEతెలుగు
serpentine
serpentine
THไทย
serpentine
serpentine
TRTürkçe
yılan gibi
yılan gibi
UKУкраїнська
serpentine
serpentine
URاردو
serpentine
serpentine
VITiếng Việt
quanh co
quanh co