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Where does “hydroseral” come from?

hydroseral (English) comes from English hydrosere, from English sere, from Old French serre, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

hydroseral (English): Relating to a hydrosere

Definitions

  1. Relating to a hydrosere

Ancestry of “hydroseral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrosereA plant succession in which an open freshwater...
2EnglishsereWithout moisture; dry; Of fabrics: threadbare,...
3Old Frenchserre—
4Old Frenchserrerto grip tightly; to shut
5Vulgar Latinserrareclose, shut; to close, shut; inflection of...
6Latinserāre—
7Latinsēra—
8Latinserō—
9Latinsērus—
10Proto-Italicswerjos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →