Where does “serra” come from?
serra (Latin) comes 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.
serra (Latin): a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
Definitions
- a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
Ancestry of “serra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “serra”