Where does “sérieux” come from?

sérieux (French) comes from Latin sēriōsus, from Latin sērius, 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.

sérieux (French): serious; ?; really? for real?

Definitions

  1. serious; ?; really? for real?

Ancestry of “sérieux”, step by step

sérieux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēriōsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēriōsusserious
2Latinsēriusgrave; earnest; serious
3Latinsēruslate, too late
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via Late Latin seriosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinseriosus—
2Latinseriusgrave, earnest, serious; comparative degree of...

Words derived from “sérieux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →