Etymology of the English word serum
the English word
serumderived from the Latin word
serum (whey; late hour; whey, the watery part of curdled milk; any similar fluid)
Date
The earliest known usage of serum in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
antiserum,
serineCognates
Dutch
serum, French
sérum, German
Serum, Icelandic
serum, Swedish
serumUsage
Word found in Modern English
