Where does “severe” come from?

severe (Latin) comes 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,...

severe (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “severe”, step by step

severe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sero

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

via Latin severus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseverussevere, serious, grave in demeanor
2Proto-Italicseɣwērossevere
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰwr̥overpowering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic sēros →Every word from Latin serus →