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Where does “серьёзнеть” come from?

серьёзнеть (Russian) comes from Russian серьёзный, from French sérieux, from Latin sēriōsus, 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.

серьёзнеть (Russian): to get serious, to become serious

Definitions

  1. to get serious, to become serious

Ancestry of “серьёзнеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсерьёзныйserious, earnest; serious, grave, important;...
2Frenchsérieuxserious; ?; really? for real?
3Latinsēriōsus—
4Latinsērius—
5Latinsērus—
6Proto-Italicswerjos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “серьёзнеть”

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