English

serocomplex

From sero- + complex.

Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow, run’

Proto-Indo-European *sér-o- ‘flowing, liquid’

Proto-Italic *serom ‘liquid’

Latin serum ‘some other watery liquid’

English sero-

Latin plectō ‘to weave, braid’

Latin complector ‘to entwine, encircle’

Latin complexus

French complexe ‘complex’

Today it means

noun A complex of related serovars

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / serocomplex