English
exsert
Exsert comes from Latin exsertus ‘stretched or thrust out’, from serō ‘to link, string together, entwine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séretireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serō‘to join, bind, link’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserō‘to link, string together, entwine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexserō‘to stretch out or forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsertus‘stretched or thrust out’past participle of exserō
- Englishtodayexsert
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séretireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serō‘to join, bind, link’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserō‘to link, string together, entwine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexserō‘to stretch out or forth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsertus‘stretched or thrust out’past participle of exserō
- Englishtodayexsert
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow’
service, sort, stream, hero, serve, conservative, reservoir, conservatism, heresy, sermon, concierge, sorcery, sorcerer, heretic, observant, sark, servitude, assertive, strudel, conservator, servile, serf, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *serō ‘to join, bind, link’
through Latin serō ‘to link, string together, entwine’
season, series, serial, desert, insert, soiree, soirée, cerrado, sere, 8 more
through Latin exsertus ‘stretched or thrust out’
Today it means
verb To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / exsert