"a range of hills," 1610s, from Spanish sierra "jagged mountain range," literally "saw," from Latin serra "a saw" (compare serrated), which is of unknown origin.
SIDS
Sieg Heil
siege
Siegfried
Sienna
sierra
Sierra Leone
siesta
sieve
sift
sifter
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