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Where does “serotine” come from?

serotine (English) comes from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, from Latin sērōtinus, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serotine (English): Any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus;...

Definitions

  1. Any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus;...

Ancestry of “serotine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsérotineserotine
2Latinsērōtina—
3Latinsērōtinus—
4Latinserō—
5Latinsērus—
6Proto-Italicswerjos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “serotine”

  • serotinal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →