English
sarmon
Sarmon comes from Latin sermō ‘a conversation, discussion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sérmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sermōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsermōas sermō‘a conversation, discussion’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400sermun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sermounas sarmoun‘a talk or speech by one person’
- Englishearliest quotation 1838sarmon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sérmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sermōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsermōas sermō‘a conversation, discussion’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400sermun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sermounas sarmoun‘a talk or speech by one person’
- Englishearliest quotation 1838sarmon
Earliest quotation: 1838, Mrs. S. C. Hall, Lights and Shadows of Irish Life: “I'm sure it is," she replied; "for at the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind’
service, series, sort, serve, hero, stream, conservative, desert, insert, reservoir, assertion, exert, heresy, conservatism, assertive, sorcery, sorcerer, observant, servitude, heretic, concierge, servile, conservator, serf, strudel, sere, sark, 33 more
through Middle English sermoun ‘a talk or speech by one person’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / sarmon