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Where does “sieroso” come from?

sieroso (Italian) comes from Italian siero, from Latin Serum, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sieroso (Italian): serous

Definitions

  1. serous

Ancestry of “sieroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansieroserum; whey
2LatinSerum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sieroso”

  • sierosità
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