Where does “verro” come from?

verro (Catalan) comes from Latin Verres, from Proto-Italic wersēn, from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.

verro (Catalan): boar uncastrated male hog

Definitions

  1. boar uncastrated male hog

Ancestry of “verro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVerresboar, male swine
2Proto-Italicwersēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérsēnvirile man; male animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle

Words derived from “verro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn →Every word from Proto-Italic wersēn →