Where does “seroprotection” come from?

seroprotection (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.

seroprotection (English): The protection obtained by vaccination

Definitions

  1. The protection obtained by vaccination

Ancestry of “seroprotection”, 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- →