Where does “sermo” come from?

sermo (Italian) comes 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.

sermo (Italian): Archaic form of sermone

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of sermone

Ancestry of “sermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsermōa conversation, discussion
2Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-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 →
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