Where does “vassôra” come from?

vassôra (Macanese) comes from Portuguese vassoura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vassôra (Macanese): broom, brush

Definitions

  1. broom, brush

Ancestry of “vassôra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevassourabroom
2Vulgar Latinversuranominative feminine singular of versūrus;...
3Latinverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrō →