Where does “verstīgium” come from?

verstīgium (Latin) comes from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “verstīgium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verstīgium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrō →
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