English
cero
Cero comes from Spanish sierra ‘sawfish’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sers-eh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serzāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserra‘a kind of sawfish’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘sawfish’
- Englishtodaycero
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sers-eh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serzāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserra‘a kind of sawfish’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘sawfish’
- Englishtodaycero
Linked words
through Latin serra ‘a kind of sawfish’
through Spanish sierra ‘sawfish’
Today it means
noun A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂ / cero