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Where does “encerrar” come from?

encerrar (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.

encerrar (Portuguese): to contain; to complete, finish; to shut down

Definitions

  1. to contain; to complete, finish; to shut down

Ancestry of “encerrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecerrarto close, shut; to seal
2Old Portugueseçerrar—
3Vulgar Latinserrareclose, shut; to close, shut; inflection of...
4Latinserāre—
5Latinsēra—
6Latinserō—
7Latinsērus—
8Proto-Italicswerjos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “encerrar”

  • encerramento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →