Where does “seri” come from?
seri (Italian) comes from Italian serio, from Latin serius, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
seri (Italian): masculine plural of serio
Definitions
- masculine plural of serio
Ancestry of “seri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | serio | serious; earnest |
| 2 | Latin | serius | grave, earnest, serious; comparative degree of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |