Where does “serranoid” come from?
serranoid (English) comes from Translingual Serranus, from Latin Serranus, 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.
serranoid (English): Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes...
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- Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes...
Ancestry of “serranoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Serranus | genus}} |
| 2 | Latin | Serranus | A warrior and ally of Turnus |
| 3 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |