Where does “encerramiento” come from?
encerramiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish encerrar, from Spanish cerrar, 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.
encerramiento (Spanish): prison
Definitions
- prison
Ancestry of “encerramiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | encerrar | to lock up, to coop up; to lock away, put away,... |
| 2 | Spanish | cerrar | to close, to shut; to shut down, to close down;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 4 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēra | a bar or bolt for fastening doors |
| 6 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 7 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |