Where does “serraglio” come from?

serraglio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin serraculum, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serraglio (Italian): harem; seraglio; menagerie

Definitions

  1. harem; seraglio; menagerie

Ancestry of “serraglio”, step by step

serraglio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin serraculum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinserraculum
2Latinserāre
3Latinsēraa bar or bolt for fastening doors
4Latinserōto sow, plant
5Latinsēruslate, too late
6Proto-Italicswerjos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via Turkish Saray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishSaraypalace
2Ottoman Turkishسرایhouse; mansion; palace
3Persianسرایhall; dwelling, house; mansion
4Middle Persianslʾdhall, house
5Old Persiansrāda

Words derived from “serraglio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-
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