Where does “barrinada” come from?

barrinada (Catalan) comes from Catalan barrinar, from Mozarabic barrina, from Latin veruina, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

barrinada (Catalan): a hole drilled by a gimlet or auger

Definitions

  1. a hole drilled by a gimlet or auger

Ancestry of “barrinada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbarrinarto bore, to ream
2Mozarabicbarrina
3Latinveruina
4Latinverūspit, broach (especially for roasting)
5Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéruEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷeruEvery word from Latin verū
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