Where does “cerrajero” come from?
cerrajero (Spanish) comes from Spanish cerraja, from Latin seraculum, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
cerrajero (Spanish): locksmith
Ancestry of “cerrajero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cerraja | lock; field milk thistle; field sowthistle;... |
| 2 | Latin | seraculum | — |
| 3 | Latin | serō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |