Where does “serio” come from?

serio (Italian) comes 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.

serio (Italian): serious; earnest

Definitions

  1. serious; earnest

Ancestry of “serio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseriusgrave, earnest, serious; comparative degree of...
2Proto-Italicswerjos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “serio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →
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