Where does “cerrume” come from?

cerrume (Galician) comes from Galician cerrar, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

cerrume (Galician): an enclosing fence, wall, and the materials (stakes, boards, stones) used to build it

Definitions

  1. an enclosing fence, wall, and the materials (stakes, boards, stones) used to build it

Ancestry of “cerrume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancerrarto close, shut; to seal; to enclose
2Latinserōto sow, plant
3Latinsēruslate, too late
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →