English
serrano
Serrano comes from Spanish serrano ‘mountainous’, from sierra ‘saw (tool)’, and ultimately from 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 saw (tool)’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentserrano‘mountainous’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016serrano
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 saw (tool)’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentserrano‘mountainous’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016serrano
Earliest quotation: 2016, Meredith Steele, Page Street Publishing: “With a sharp knife, remove the rind of the…”
The story
From Spanish serrano (‘mountainous’), because it originated in the sierras (‘mountains’) of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.
Linked words
through Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂ / serrano