Serra
/ˈsɛr.ə/noun
A saw; a long mountain ridge with a jagged profile.
Did you know?In Latin, *serra* meant both a saw and a serrated ridge, and that same ancient image survived into modern words like *serrated* and *sierra*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“to cut, to separate”
Latin
Latin
serra
“a saw; something with a saw-like edge”
Old French
Old French
serre
“a saw”
Middle English
English
serre
“a saw; a serrated edge”
Modern English
English
serrated
“having a saw-toothed edge”