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Where does “sérail” come from?

sérail (Middle French) comes from Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin serraculum, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

Ancestry of “sérail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianserraglioharem; seraglio; menagerie
2Vulgar Latinserraculum—
3Latinserāre—
4Latinsēra—
5Latinserō—
6Latinsērus—
7Proto-Italicswerjos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “sérail”

  • serail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →