Where does “cerreta” come from?

cerreta (Italian) comes from Galician cerro, from Old Portuguese cerro, from Latin cirrus — a curl; the fringe of clothes; the tentacle of an...

cerreta (Italian): Synonym of cerreto

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cerreto

Ancestry of “cerreta”, step by step

cerreta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician cerro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancerrohill, hillock
2Old Portuguesecerro—
3Latincirrusa curl; the fringe of clothes; the tentacle of an...

via Italian cerro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancerroTurkey oak
2LatincerrusTurkey oak
Every word from Latin cirrus →Every word from Old Portuguese cerro →Every word from Galician cerro →