Where does “serratedness” come from?
serratedness (English) comes from English serrated, 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- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
serratedness (English): The state or condition of being serrated
Definitions
- The state or condition of being serrated
Ancestry of “serratedness”, step by step
serratedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serrated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serrated | Notched or cut like a saw; Having a row of sharp... |
| 2 | English | serrate | Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in... |
| 3 | Latin | serratus | sawn; serrated |
| 4 | Latin | serrō | to saw up, or to pieces |
| 5 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |