severus

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(Engels)

severe, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)

Tegenovergesteld aan

mītis, tranquillus, misericors, placidus, quietus, clemens

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[sɛˈweː.rʊs]

According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *seɣwēros, from a collective derivation of the noun Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰwr̥, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”). Other etymologists, such as Meiser, posit this word to be from se- + verus, but De Vaan notes a heavy semantic mismatch.