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sero.

to sow, plant

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɛ.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. to sow, plant

    conjugation-3

  2. to beget, bring forth, produce

    conjugation-3

  3. to found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cause, produce

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō From Proto-Italic *sizō, from Proto-Indo-European *sí-sh₁-e-ti, i-reduplicated thematic present of *seh₁- (“to sow”).

verb[ˈsɛ.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. to link together; to entwine; to interlace

    conjugation-3

  2. to join in a series; to string together

    conjugation-3

  3. to join a battle; to engage in conflict

    conjugation-3

  4. to engage in conversation; to parley

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *séreti Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō From Proto-Italic *serō, from Proto-Indo-European *sér-e-ti. thematic root present of *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἴρω (eírō, “to tie”), Old Lithuanian sėris (“filament”), Old English sierċe (“shirt, coat of mail”, whence sark), and Sanskrit सरत् (sarat, “thread”).

verb[ˈsɛ.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. to fasten (with a bolt); to bar, bolt

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *séreti Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin sera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin serō From sera (“bar for fastening doors”) + -ō. Related to the "entwine" sense of Etymology 2.

adv[ˈseː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. At a late hour, late, tardily

  2. Too late

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *sēros Latin sērus Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin sero From sērus (“late”) + -ō (adverbial suffix).

noun[ˈsɛ.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. dative/ablative singular of serum (“whey; serum”)

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ˈseː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.ro]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sērus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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