Where does “serrar” come from?

serrar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish serrar, from Latin serrō, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serrar (Spanish): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “serrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishserrar—
2Latinserrōto saw up, or to pieces
3Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
4Proto-Italicserzā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂ →