Etymograph

English

Serrano

Serrano comes from Spanish serrano ‘highlander’, from sierra ‘saw (tool)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sers-eh₂reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serzāreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserra‘a saw (tool)’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentserrano‘highlander’
  6. EnglishtodaySerrano

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sers-eh₂reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serzāreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserra‘a saw (tool)’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentserrano‘highlander’
  6. EnglishtodaySerrano

Linked words

through Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’

sierra, cero, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂ / Serrano

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