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Where does “verrina” come from?

verrina (Italian) comes from Late Latin veruina, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

verrina (Italian): auger; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. auger; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “verrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinveruinalong javelin
2Latinverū—
3Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear

Words derived from “verrina”

  • verrinare
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