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Where does “berro” come from?

berro (Galician) comes from Galician berrar, from Old Portuguese berrar, from Latin verrāre, from Latin Verres, from Proto-Italic wersēn, from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.

berro (Galician): shout or roar; voice of an animal; first-person...

Definitions

  1. shout or roar; voice of an animal; first-person...

Ancestry of “berro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianberrarto troat; to shout, to talk loudly, to yell; to...
2Old Portugueseberrar—
3Latinverrāre—
4LatinVerres—
5Proto-Italicwersēn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérsēnvirile man; male animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle
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