Where does “verruculum” come from?
verruculum (Latin) comes from Latin vericulum, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.
Ancestry of “verruculum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vericulum | a small pointed rod |
| 2 | Latin | verū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷeru | spit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷéru | spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear |