Etymology of the English word viperous
the English word
viperoususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
viperderived from the Latin word
vipera (viper, snake)
derived from the Latin word
vivus (living; alive, fresh; living)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
