Etymology

serotinous

ser·o·tin·ous
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Today it means: Synonym of serotine (“developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically (botany), of a plant: flowering late in a season”). Full definition →

Latin sērōtinus
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The story

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

Borrowed from Latin sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (see further at serotine) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting pertinence or relation to something).

Words from the same roots

Latinsērōtinus all →

serotine

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