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Where does “serail” come from?

serail (English) comes from Middle French sérail, from Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin serraculum, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serail (English): A seraglio

Definitions

  1. A seraglio

Ancestry of “serail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsérail—
2Italianserraglioharem; seraglio; menagerie
3Vulgar Latinserraculum—
4Latinserāre—
5Latinsēra—
6Latinserō—
7Latinsērus—
8Proto-Italicswerjos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →