Where does “cero” come from?

cero (English) comes 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.

cero (English): A large scombroid food fish found chiefly in the...

Definitions

  1. A large scombroid food fish found chiefly in the...

Ancestry of “cero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSierrasaw tool
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

Words derived from “cero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂ →