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Where does “severus” come from?

severus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic seɣwēros, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰwr̥, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Ancestry of “severus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicseɣwēros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰwr̥—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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