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Where does “Serran” come from?

Serran (English) comes from English Serrano, from Spanish Serrano, from Spanish Sierra, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Serran (English): Of or pertaining to the branch of the Uto-Aztecan...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the branch of the Uto-Aztecan...

Ancestry of “Serran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSerrano—
2SpanishSerrano—
3SpanishSierra—
4Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
5Proto-Italicserzā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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