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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|es|sierra|t=jagged mountain range]], literally a saw,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|serra|t=a saw]] (see [[serrate]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) which is of unknown origin;^(Etymonline) de Vaan suggests PIE *sers-h-, cutting off, and a link with Latin sarīre, to hoe.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|es|sierra|t=jagged mountain range]], literally a saw,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|serra|t=a saw]] (see [[serrate]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) which is of unknown origin;^(Etymonline) de Vaan suggests [[ine-pro|*sers-h-]], cutting off, and a link with [[la|sarīre]], to hoe.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==