Where does “sermonear” come from?
sermonear (Spanish) comes from Spanish sermón, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
sermonear (Spanish): to sermonize
Ancestry of “sermonear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sermón | sermon; harangue |
| 2 | Latin | sermō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sermō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |