Where does “verrinare” come from?

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

verrinare (Italian): To auger

Definitions

  1. To auger

Ancestry of “verrinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianverrinaauger; third-person singular present indicative...
2Late Latinveruinalong javelin
3Latinverūspit, broach (especially for roasting)
4Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷeru →Every word from Latin verū →