Where does “serenity” come from?
Serenity comes from Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serenitas, formed with the Latin suffix -tas from an adjective in -tus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ and -tós.
serenity (English): The state of being serene; calmness;...
Definitions
- The state of being serene; calmness;...
Ancestry of “serenity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | serenyte | — |
| 2 | Old French | serenité | — |
| 3 | Latin | serēnitās | serenity, peacefulness |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |