Where does “basurero” come from?
basurero (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano basura, from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
basurero (Cebuano): a male garbage collector
Ancestry of “basurero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | basura | garbage; useless or disposable material; waste... |
| 2 | Spanish | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | vassura | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | versura | nominative feminine singular of versūrus;... |
| 5 | Latin | verrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |