Where does “serrate” come from?
serrate (Italian) comes from Italian serrare, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
serrate (Italian): plural of serrata; second-person plural present...
Definitions
- plural of serrata; second-person plural present...
Ancestry of “serrate”, step by step
serrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian serrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | serrare | to close, shut; to clamp |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 3 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 5 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
via Italian serrato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | serrato | past participle of serrare; past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | serratus | sawn; serrated |
| 3 | Latin | serrō | to saw up, or to pieces |
| 4 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |