Where does “vestigium” come from?

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

vestigium (Latin): footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of...

Definitions

  1. footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of...

Ancestry of “vestigium”, step by step

vestigium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin verstīgium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverstīgium—
2Latinverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin stīgō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstīgō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “vestigium”

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