Where does “verberabundus” come from?
verberabundus (Latin) comes from Latin verberō, from Latin verber, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verberabundus (Latin): whipping, flogging
Ancestry of “verberabundus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | verberō | — |
| 2 | Latin | verber | lash, whip, scourge, rod |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |