Where does “verberate” come from?
verberate (English) comes from Latin verberatus, from Latin verberō, from Latin verber, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verberate (English): To beat; to strike
Ancestry of “verberate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | verberatus | lashed |
| 2 | Latin | verberō | — |
| 3 | Latin | verber | lash, whip, scourge, rod |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |