Where does “barro” come from?

barro (Italian) comes from Italian barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barro (Italian): A clay used to make pottery; A piece of pottery...

Definitions

  1. A clay used to make pottery; A piece of pottery...

Ancestry of “barro”, step by step

barro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian barra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbarrarod, bar, slat; helm, tiller; stroke, slash
2Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
3Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
4Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Spanish barro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarromud
2Latinvārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →