Where does “besavi” come from?

besavi (Catalan) comes from Catalan bes, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

besavi (Catalan): great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-grandfather

Ancestry of “besavi”, step by step

besavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan bes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbesplural of be; kiss; strip of cloth used as part...
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Catalan avi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanavigrandfather
2Latinaviusremote, out of the way; astray, distracting
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “besavi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →