Where does “seri” come from?
seri (Old French) comes from Latin seresco, from Latin Serum, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
seri (Old French): calm, mild
Ancestry of “seri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | seresco | I become dry, dry off; I turn into whey |
| 2 | Latin | Serum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “seri”