Etymograph

English

serous

Serous comes from Latin serum ‘whey’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sér-o-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seromreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserum‘whey’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEserosus
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentséreux
  6. Englishtodayserous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sér-o-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seromreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserum‘whey’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEserosus
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentséreux
  6. Englishtodayserous

Linked words

through Latin serum ‘whey’

serum, 2 more

Today it means

adj Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sér-o- / serous

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