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Where does “verū” come from?

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

Ancestry of “verū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
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