Etymology

serendipitous

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Today it means: by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English serendipity ← Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*sinȷ́ʰás
  2. Proto-Indo-Aryan*sinźʰás
  3. Sanskritसिंह (siṃha)
  4. Sanskritसिंहल (siṃhala)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwáH
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwi-Hp-ás
  11. Sanskritद्वीप (dvīpa)
  12. Sanskritसिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa)
  13. Prakrit*𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva)
  14. Persianسرندیپ (sarandip)
  15. Arabicسَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb)
  16. EnglishSerendip
  17. Englishserendipity
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  20. English todayserendipitous

From serendipity + -ous.

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