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