Where does “seryows” come from?

seryows (Middle English) comes from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin seriosus, from Latin sērius, 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.

Ancestry of “seryows”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchserieux—
2Medieval Latinseriosusserious
3Latinsēriusgrave; earnest; serious
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “seryows”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →