Where does “serus” come from?

serus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serus (Latin): late, too late

Definitions

  1. late, too late

Ancestry of “serus”, step by step

serus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic swerjos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicswerjos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via Proto-Italic sēros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsēros
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “serus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-
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