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Where does “biserrate” come from?

biserrate (English) comes from English serrate, from Latin serratus, from Latin serrō, 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.

biserrate (English): Having serration that are themselves serrate

Definitions

  1. Having serration that are themselves serrate

Ancestry of “biserrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserrateHaving tooth-like projections on one side, as in...
2Latinserratussawn; serrated
3Latinserrō—
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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