Where does “serina” come from?
serina (French) comes from French seriner, from French serin, from Latin sirena, from Latin Siren, from French sirène, from Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
serina (French): third-person singular past historic of seriner
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of seriner
Ancestry of “serina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | seriner | to drum something into someone |
| 2 | French | serin | bird of the genus "Serinus", canary |
| 3 | Latin | sirena | — |
| 4 | Latin | Siren | a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of... |
| 5 | French | sirène | siren, alarm; mermaid, siren; siren, temptress,... |
| 6 | Latin | sirēna | — |
| 7 | Latin | Sīrēn | a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σειρήν | Siren; Siren from Greek mythology |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |