Where does “sierra leonean” come from?
sierra leonean (English) comes from English Sierra Leone, from Italian serra, from Italian serrare, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
sierra leonean (English): From or of Sierra Leone
Definitions
- From or of Sierra Leone
Ancestry of “sierra leonean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sierra Leone | — |
| 2 | Italian | serra | greenhouse, glasshouse; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | serrare | to close, shut; to clamp |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 7 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 8 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |