serry

Meaning

To crowd; to press together.

Synonyms

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Etymology

Cognate with Latin: serere

Cognate with French: serrer

Cognate with Spanish: cerrar

In summary

Borrowed from French serré, past participle of serrer, from Middle French serrer, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrare (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serare (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“a bar, bolt”), akin to Latin serere (“to join or bind together”). Compare French serrer (“to tighten”) and Spanish cerrar (“to shut, close”). See serries.