Where does “barena” come from?

barena (Italian) comes from Spanish barrena, from Mozarabic barrina, from Latin veruina, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

barena (Italian): bank, sandbank; Alternative form of bareno

Definitions

  1. bank, sandbank; Alternative form of bareno

Ancestry of “barena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarrenadrill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece;...
2Mozarabicbarrina—
3Latinveruina—
4Latinverūspit, broach (especially for roasting)
5Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷeru →Every word from Latin verū →