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Where does “sermonical” come from?

sermonical (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.

sermonical (English): sermonic

Definitions

  1. sermonic

Ancestry of “sermonical”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →