Where does “serratifolius” come from?

serratifolius (Latin) comes 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.

serratifolius (Latin): serrated-leaved

Definitions

  1. serrated-leaved

Ancestry of “serratifolius”, step by step

serratifolius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin serratus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserratussawn; serrated
2Latinserrōto saw up, or to pieces
3Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
4Proto-Italicserzā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Latin folium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
2Proto-Italic*foljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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