Where does “guerre” come from?

guerre (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.

guerre (Italian): plural of guerra

Definitions

  1. plural of guerra

Ancestry of “guerre”, 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
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