Etymology

sierra

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Today it means: A rugged range of mountains. Full definition →

Spanish sierra ← Latin serra
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromserra“saw”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromsierra
  3. English todaysierra

Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.

Words from the same roots

Spanishsierra all →

ceroserrano pepperSierra Blanca

Latinserra all →

serraserrous

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