English
serodifferent
Serodifferent comes from Old French different, from Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferō‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferēns‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400different
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayserodifferent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferō‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferēns‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400different
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayserodifferent
A compound of sero- + different
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-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’
…
Latin differō ‘to differ’
Latin differēns ‘spreading’
Old French different
Middle English different
English different
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
bar, birth, broad, bread, fortune, bearing, prefer, burden, barrel, barn, fury, bark, bore, baron, breeze, embargo, berth, broom, barrow, fret, ferret, furtive, insufferable, bahar, bier, birr, bairn, burnish, barrette, proffer, 113 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
bear, borne, phosphate, phosphorus, euphoria, dysphoria, semaphore, phosphine, 91 more
through Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
suffering, infertility, infertile, 67 more
through Latin ferō ‘to bear’
offer, transfer, translation, relative, extraordinary, reference, relation, relate, suffer, frustration, translate, strangely, fertility, referendum, referee, fertile, extravagant, frustrate, elated, infra, confer, infer, fertilization, extraneous, ablation, elation, differentiation, collation, strangeness, deference, collate, fertilize, ablative, oblate, estrange, deferential, efferent, indifferently, 70 more
through Latin differō ‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter,…’
differ, defer, dilate, 39 more
through Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
difference, indifferent, differentially, differentiable, differentiator, 36 more
through Middle English different
Today it means
adj Having different serotypes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / serodifferent