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Where does “controserratura” come from?

controserratura (Italian) comes from Italian serratura, from Italian serrare, 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.

controserratura (Italian): safety lock

Definitions

  1. safety lock

Ancestry of “controserratura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianserraturalock
2Italianserrareto close, shut; to clamp
3Vulgar Latinserrareclose, shut; to close, shut; inflection of...
4Latinserāre—
5Latinsēra—
6Latinserō—
7Latinsērus—
8Proto-Italicswerjos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →