Where does “Vesuvius” come from?

Vesuvius comes from Latin Vesuvius, from Oscan 𐌚𐌄𐌔𐌚, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

Ancestry of “Vesuvius”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Vesuvius	—
2	Proto-Celtic	ves	mountain
3	Proto-Indo-European	wers-	to wipe; peak, height
4	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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