Where does “Sierra” come from?

Sierra comes from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra meaning saw, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, ultimately from the root ser-.

Sierra (English): A rugged range of mountains; The letter "S" in...

Definitions

  1. A rugged range of mountains; The letter "S" in...

Ancestry of “Sierra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsierrasaw; mountain range; swordfish
2Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
3Proto-Italicserzā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →