English
seroconvert
From sero- + convert.
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 ‘turn around’
Old French convertir ‘to convert’
Middle English converten ‘to change, transform’
English convert
Today it means
verb To become seropositive or seronegative: to be infected by a bloodborne pathogen or to recover from the infection.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “seroconvert”. 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 / seroconvert