Where does “sira” come from?
sira (Cebuano) comes from Spanish cierra, from Late Latin serare, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
sira (Cebuano): to close; to shut; a door; a venereal disease
Definitions
- to close; to shut; a door; a venereal disease
Ancestry of “sira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cierra | |
| 2 | Late Latin | serare | fasten, bolt; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 4 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 5 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |