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seresco1 become dry

Pronunciation

  • Classical: [sɛˈreːs.koː][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [seˈrɛs.ko][1]

Forms

serēscō (present infinitive serēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems[1]

Etymology

The verb meaning “become dry” is formed from the stem of serēnus with the inchoative suffix -ēscō.[2][3][4] De Vaan lists it under serēnus and takes both words to be built on an unattested stative present “to be dry”;[5] it goes back to Proto-Italic *(k)seró- (“dry”) and Proto-Indo-European *Kseh1-ró- (“dry”).[5] Cognate with Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry, arid”) and Old High German serawēn (“to dry out”).[5]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is found once, in Lucretius, of clothes that grow dry when spread in the sun, the opposite of ūvēscunt, “grow damp”.[3][6][5]

Timeline

  • 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of clothes drying.[3][5][7]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To become dry, dry off.[2][3][6]

seresco2 turn to whey

Pronunciation

  • Classical: [sɛˈreːs.koː][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [seˈrɛs.ko][1]

Forms

serēscō (present infinitive serēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems[1]

Etymology

The verb meaning “turn to whey” is formed from Latin serum (“whey”) + -ēscō.[1][3][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is found in Pliny the Elder, who says that milk turns to whey in the cold.[3][4][6]

Timeline

  • 23/24–79 AD – Pliny the Elder uses it of milk.[3][7]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To turn to whey.[3][4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  4. ^ a b c d Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
  5. ^ a b c d e de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
  6. ^ a b c d Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  7. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de