myEtymology.com: French etymology of sermon

Etymology of the French word sermon

the Old French word sermon

derived from the Latin word sermo (conversation, discussion; rumor)

derived from the Latin word serere (to plant; sow, plant; strew; wreath; join, entwine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *se-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-

English sermon

Dutch sermoen, English sermon, German Sermon, Italian sermone, Spanish sermon

Word found in Old French