Where does “sermonnaire” come from?

sermonnaire (French) comes from French sermon, from Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sermonnaire (French): sermon; A collection of sermons

Definitions

  1. sermon; A collection of sermons

Ancestry of “sermonnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsermonsermon religious speech
2Old Frenchsermonsermon (religious)
3Latinsermōa conversation, discussion
4Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sermō →