Where does “nonserrate” come from?
nonserrate (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.
nonserrate (English): Not serrate
Definitions
- Not serrate
Ancestry of “nonserrate”, step by step
nonserrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serrate | Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in... |
| 2 | Latin | serratus | sawn; serrated |
| 3 | Latin | serrō | to saw up, or to pieces |
| 4 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |