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Where does “sermonic” come from?

sermonic (English) comes from English sermon, from Middle English sermoun, from Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sermonic (English): Of or pertaining to sermons

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to sermons

Ancestry of “sermonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsermonReligious discourse; a written or spoken address...
2Middle EnglishsermounA talk or speech by one person; A sermon; a...
3Old Frenchsermonsermon
4Latinsermō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sermonic”

  • sermonically
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