Where does “barre” come from?

barre (Chavacano) comes from Spanish barrer, from Latin verrere, from Latin verro, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

barre (Chavacano): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “barre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarrerto sweep
2Latinverrerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinverroI scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verro →