Where does “sermō” come from?

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

sermō (Latin): a conversation, discussion

Definitions

  1. a conversation, discussion

Ancestry of “sermō”, step by step

sermō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sermō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Proto-Italic *sermō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*sermō—

Words derived from “sermō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sermō →