Where does “self-serious” come from?
self-serious (English) comes from English serious, from Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin seriosus, from Latin sērius, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
self-serious (English): Taking oneself too seriously, pretentiously and humorlessly convinced of one's own seriousness
Definitions
- Taking oneself too seriously, pretentiously and humorlessly convinced of one's own seriousness
Ancestry of “self-serious”, step by step
self-serious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serious | Without humor or expression of happiness; grave... |
| 2 | Middle English | seryows | — |
| 3 | Old French | serieux | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | seriosus | serious |
| 5 | Latin | sērius | grave; earnest; serious |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |