English
serodetection
From sero- + detection.
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-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover with a roof’
Proto-Italic *tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tegō ‘to cover, to hide’
Latin dētegō ‘to uncover, to discover, to detect’
Latin detectio ‘discovery, the act or process of learning…’
English detection
Today it means
noun The detection of viruses, antibodies etc. in blood products
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “serodetection”. 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.
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