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
- The rate of seropositivity in a population; the...
Ancestry of “seroprevalence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sero- | combining form of serum now often used in... |
| 2 | Latin | Serum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |