Where does “seruristo” come from?
seruristo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto seruro, from French serrure, from French serrer, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
seruristo (Esperanto): locksmith
Ancestry of “seruristo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | seruro | lock |
| 2 | French | serrure | lock |
| 3 | French | serrer | to tighten; to shake; to squeeze |
| 4 | Old French | serrer | to grip tightly; to shut |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 6 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | sēra | — |
| 8 | Latin | serō | — |
| 9 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |