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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

  1. to close, shut; to seal

Ancestry of “cerrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseçerrar—
2Vulgar Latinserrareclose, shut; to close, shut; inflection of...
3Latinserāre—
4Latinsēra—
5Latinserō—
6Latinsērus—
7Proto-Italicswerjos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “cerrar”

  • cerrado
  • cerrado
  • encerrar
  • encerramento
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