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Where does “unserrated” come from?

unserrated (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.

unserrated (English): Not serrated

Definitions

  1. Not serrated

Ancestry of “unserrated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserratedNotched or cut like a saw; Having a row of sharp...
2EnglishserrateHaving tooth-like projections on one side, as in...
3Latinserratussawn; serrated
4Latinserrō—
5Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
6Proto-Italicserzā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
9Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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