Where does “serratissimo” come from?
serratissimo (Italian) comes from Italian serrato, from Latin serratus, from Latin serrō, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Ancestry of “serratissimo”, step by step
| 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 |