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Where does “serodiagnostic” come from?

serodiagnostic (English) comes from English sero-, from Latin Serum, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serodiagnostic (English): Of or pertaining to serodiagnosis; Any...

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  1. Of or pertaining to serodiagnosis; Any...

Ancestry of “serodiagnostic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsero-combining form of serum now often used in...
2LatinSerum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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