Where does “serẽa” come from?

serẽa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

serẽa (Old Portuguese): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “serẽa”, step by step

serẽa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sirēna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsirēna—
2LatinSīrēna siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them
3Ancient GreekΣειρήνSiren; Siren from Greek mythology
4Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Late Latin Sirena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinSirena—

Words derived from “serẽa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σειρά →Every word from Ancient Greek Σειρήν →