Etymology of the English word serious
the English word
seriousderived from the Old French word
serieuxderived from the Late Latin word
seriosus (serious)
derived from the Latin word
serius (serious, grave)
Date
The earliest known usage of serious in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
semiserious,
seriously,
seriocomicCognates
Dutch
serieus, French
sérieux, German
seriös, Italian
serioso, Norwegian
serios, Russian
cepьëзный, Swedish
seriösUsage
Word found in Modern English
