Etymograph

English

Sierra Blanca

Sierra Blanca comes from Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’, and goes back to 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. EnglishtodaySierra Blanca

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. EnglishtodaySierra Blanca

Linked words

through Latin serra ‘a saw (tool)’

serra, 3 more

through Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’

serrano, cero, 1 more

Today it means

name A census-designated place, the county seat of Hudspeth County, Texas, United States.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂ / Sierra Blanca

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