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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

  1. masculine plural of serio

Ancestry of “seri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianserioserious; earnest
2Latinseriusgrave, earnest, serious; comparative degree of...
3Proto-Italicswerjos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →