Where does “aserrar” come from?
aserrar (Ladino) comes from Spanish serrar, from Old Spanish serrar, 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.
aserrar (Ladino): to close; to end; to turn off
Definitions
- to close; to end; to turn off
Ancestry of “aserrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | serrar | to saw |
| 2 | Old Spanish | serrar | — |
| 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 |