Where does “guerriero” come from?

guerriero (Italian) comes from Old French guerrier, from Frankish werran, from Proto-Germanic werraną, from Proto-Germanic werzaną, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guerriero (Italian): warlike

Definitions

  1. warlike

Ancestry of “guerriero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguerrier—
2Frankishwerran—
3Proto-Germanicwerranąto cause confusion or disarray
4Proto-GermanicwerzanąAlternative form of *werraną; to twist, mix up,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guerriero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werzaną →
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