Where does “guerra” come from?

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

guerra (Italian): war, warfare

Definitions

  1. war, warfare

Ancestry of “guerra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinwerra—
2Frankish*werʀu—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guerra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Frankish *werʀu →
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