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Where does “exsertus” come from?

exsertus (Latin) comes from Latin exsero, 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.

exsertus (Latin): stretched or thrust out; bared or uncovered

Definitions

  1. stretched or thrust out; bared or uncovered

Ancestry of “exsertus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexseroI stretch or thrust forth or out; I bare or...
2Latinserō—
3Latinsērus—
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “exsertus”

  • exert
  • overexert
  • exertive
  • exerteth
  • exertest
  • exertment
  • coexert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →