Where does “serratura” come from?
serratura (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.
serratura (Italian): lock
Ancestry of “serratura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | serō | — |
| 6 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
Words derived from “serratura”