Where does “serra” come from?

serra (Old Portuguese) comes 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.

Ancestry of “serra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “serra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →