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
- to contain; to complete, finish; to shut down
Ancestry of “encerrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | serō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
Words derived from “encerrar”