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Where does “encerrar” come from?

encerrar (Spanish) comes from Spanish cerrar, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

encerrar (Spanish): to lock up, to coop up; to lock away, put away,...

Definitions

  1. to lock up, to coop up; to lock away, put away,...

Ancestry of “encerrar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “encerrar”

  • encierro
  • encierro
  • desencierro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →