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Where does “serto” come from?

serto (Italian) comes from Latin sertum, from Latin sero, from Latin sera, from Latin serus, from Proto-Italic sēros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

serto (Italian): garland, wreath, chaplet; halo

Definitions

  1. garland, wreath, chaplet; halo

Ancestry of “serto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsertumwreath; accusative supine of serō; nominative...
2LatinseroI sow, plant; I beget, bring forth, produce; I...
3Latinseraa bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative...
4Latinseruslate, too late; slow, tardy
5Proto-Italicsēros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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