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Where does “Serranus” come from?

Serranus (Translingual) comes from Latin Serranus, 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.

Ancestry of “Serranus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Serranus”

  • serranoid
  • Serranidae
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