Where does “cerrado” come from?
cerrado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cerrar, from Old Portuguese çerrar, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
cerrado (Portuguese): closed, shut; thick, dense; cerrado
Definitions
- closed, shut; thick, dense; cerrado
Ancestry of “cerrado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cerrar | to close, shut; to seal |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | çerrar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 4 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 6 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 7 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |