Where does “anteguerra” come from?

anteguerra (Italian) comes from Italian guerra, from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

anteguerra (Italian): pre-war period; antebellum

Definitions

  1. pre-war period; antebellum

Ancestry of “anteguerra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguerrawar, warfare
2Late Latinwerra—
3Frankish*werʀu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-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 Frankish *werʀu →