Where does “basurero” come from?
basurero (Ibanag) comes from Spanish basurero, from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
basurero (Ibanag): garbage collector
Definitions
- garbage collector
Ancestry of “basurero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | basurero | dustman, garbage collector; landfill, dump;... |
| 2 | Spanish | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | vassura | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | versura | nominative feminine singular of versūrus;... |
| 5 | Latin | verrō | to scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |