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Where does “lithosere” come from?

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

lithosere (English): A sere originating on rock; a plant succession...

Definitions

  1. A sere originating on rock; a plant succession...

Ancestry of “lithosere”, step by step

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