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

Definitions

  1. locksmith

Ancestry of “cerrajero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcerrajalock; field milk thistle; field sowthistle;...
2Latinseraculum—
3Latinserōto sow, plant
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →