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
Ancestry of “verrinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | verrina | auger; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Late Latin | veruina | long javelin |
| 3 | Latin | verū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷeru | spit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷéru | spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear |