serotine

serotine · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seh₁-“lasting; long”
2. Latin · derived fromsērōtina
3. French · borrowed fromsérotine
4. English todayserotine

Borrowed from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, a feminine form of sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (referring to the bats being active late in the evening), from sērō (“at a late hour; too late”, adverb) (from sērus (“late, too late; slow, tardy”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“lasting; long”)) + -tinus (suffix forming adjectives from adverbs relating to time).

serotine · adjective²

1. Latin · borrowed fromsērōtinus“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”
2. English todayserotine

Borrowed from Latin sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”): see etymology 1.

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