Where does “desserrer” come from?
desserrer (French) comes from French serrer, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
desserrer (French): to loosen; to unclench ; relax ; release; to...
Definitions
- to loosen; to unclench ; relax ; release; to...
Ancestry of “desserrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | serrer | to tighten; to shake; to squeeze |
| 2 | Old French | serrer | to grip tightly; to shut |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 4 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēra | — |
| 6 | Latin | serō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |