Where does “sierra” come from?
Sierra comes from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra meaning saw, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, ultimately from the root ser-.
sierra (English): A rugged range of mountains; The letter "S" in...
Definitions
- A rugged range of mountains; The letter "S" in...
Ancestry of “sierra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | sierra | saw; mountain range; swordfish |
| 2 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |