Where does “encerramento” come from?
encerramento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese encerrar, from Portuguese cerrar, from Old Portuguese çerrar, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
encerramento (Portuguese): closure, completion
Ancestry of “encerramento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | encerrar | to contain; to complete, finish; to shut down |
| 2 | Portuguese | cerrar | to close, shut; to seal |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | çerrar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēra | — |
| 7 | Latin | serō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |