Where does “serrano pepper” come from?

serrano pepper (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.

serrano pepper (English): A chili pepper of species Capsicum annuum

Definitions

  1. A chili pepper of species Capsicum annuum

Ancestry of “serrano pepper”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →