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Where does “supraserratus” come from?

supraserratus (English) comes from English serratus, from Latin serratus, from Latin serrō, 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.

supraserratus (English): A muscle located over the serratus

Definitions

  1. A muscle located over the serratus

Ancestry of “supraserratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserratusAny of several muscles of the vertebral or costal...
2Latinserratussawn; serrated
3Latinserrō—
4Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
5Proto-Italicserzā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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