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Where does “serataccia” come from?

serataccia (Italian) comes from Italian serata, from Italian sera, from Late Latin sera, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serataccia (Italian): An evening of bad weather or when things go wrong

Definitions

  1. An evening of bad weather or when things go wrong

Ancestry of “serataccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianserataevening, night
2Italianseraevening
3Late Latinseraa bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative...
4Latinsēra—
5Latinserō—
6Latinsērus—
7Proto-Italicswerjos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →