English
seroconversion
From sero- + conversion.
Formed from sero- + conversion
Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow, run’
Proto-Indo-European *sér-o- ‘flowing, liquid’
Proto-Italic *serom ‘liquid’
Latin serum ‘some other watery liquid’
English sero-
Proto-Italic *komwertō ‘to turn back’
Latin convertō ‘to turn upside-down’
Latin conversiō ‘the act of turning round or revolving’
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Today it means
noun Change between the states of seronegativity and seropositivity, in either direction: either the process of this change or an instance of it.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “seroconversion”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / seroconversion