Where does “Sierra Leonian” come from?
Sierra Leonian (English) comes from English Sierra Leone, from Italian serra, from Italian serrare, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
Sierra Leonian (English): Alternative form of Sierra Leonean
Definitions
- Alternative form of Sierra Leonean
Ancestry of “Sierra Leonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sierra Leone | — |
| 2 | Italian | serra | greenhouse, glasshouse; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | serrare | to close, shut; to clamp |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēra | — |
| 7 | Latin | serō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |