From: alex_lycos
Message: 18655
Date: 2003-02-09
>Miguel, I just begun to search my bad dictionary ( there are by far not
>> 2) rom. Word cãtuSa (handcuffs) is given with unknown etymology
>> 3) the PIE cognates for "serpens" shows no "n"
>
> They do: Skt. sarpant-, Grk. hérpo:n (hérpont-) "the creeping one"