serra

Meaning

(declension-1, feminine) a saw (tool)
(declension-1, feminine) a kind of sawfish
(declension-1, feminine) a serrated battle order

saw

πριόνι

ressèga

serrucho

bıçkı

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɛr.ra]

According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *serzā, from Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂, from *sers- (“to cut off”), from which he also notes Schrijver's derivation of sarrio from a zero-grade of such a root. Compare, however, Proto-Celtic *serrā (“sickle, scythe; billhook”), with a different etymology.