English
serosensitive
From sero- + sensitive.
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 *sent- ‘to feel’
Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel’
Latin sentiō ‘to feel’
Medieval Latin sensitivus
Middle French sensitif
English sensitive
Today it means
adj sensitive to the presence of pathogens (especially to HIV) in the blood
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “serosensitive”. 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 / serosensitive