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Where does “serraculum” come from?

serraculum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, 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 “serraculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserāre—
2Latinsēra—
3Latinserō—
4Latinsērus—
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “serraculum”

  • seraglio
  • serraglio
  • sérail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →