Serrate
/ˈsɛr.ət/noun
Having a sawtoothed edge, especially on a leaf or blade.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *serratus*, from *serra* meaning “saw,” and that same ancient root also gave English *saw* through a different branch of Indo-European history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“to cut, to separate”
Latin
Latin
serra
“saw”
Latin
Latin
serratus
“saw-toothed; jagged like a saw”
Late Middle English
English
serrate
“having a sawlike edge or margin”
Modern English
English
serrate
“having a toothed edge, especially like a saw”