English
sierra
Sierra comes from Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’, 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‘saw’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005sierra
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‘saw’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsierra‘saw (tool)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005sierra
Earliest quotation: 2005, Karen Anand, International Cooking With Karen Anand: “Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens,…”
Linked words
through Latin serra ‘saw’
through Spanish sierra ‘saw (tool)’
Today it means
noun A rugged range of mountains.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂ / sierra