Where does “Guerreiro” come from?

Guerreiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese guerreiro, from Old Portuguese guerra, from Latin guerra, from Frankish werru, from Proto-Germanic werrō, from Proto-Germanic werzō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Guerreiro (Galician): bellicose, warlike

Definitions

  1. bellicose, warlike

Ancestry of “Guerreiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseguerreiro
2Old Portugueseguerrawar
3Latinguerrawar
4Frankishwerruconfusion, riot; riot, disturbance, quarrel;...
5Proto-Germanicwerrōconfusion, disarray; conflict, strife
6Proto-Germanicwerzō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
8Proto-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 Proto-Germanic werzō