Where does “seroprevalence” come from?

seroprevalence (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.

seroprevalence (English): The rate of seropositivity in a population; the...

Definitions

  1. The rate of seropositivity in a population; the...

Ancestry of “seroprevalence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsero-combining form of serum now often used in...
2LatinSerumwhey
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from English sero- →
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