Where does “serricornis” come from?
serricornis (Translingual) comes 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.
serricornis (Translingual): used as a specific epithet
Definitions
- used as a specific epithet
Ancestry of “serricornis”, step by step
serricornis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin serra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Latin cornis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cornis | dative plural of cornus; ablative plural of... |