Where does “guerroiier” come from?
guerroiier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
guerroiier (Old French): to wage war; to engage in warfare
Definitions
- to wage war; to engage in warfare
Ancestry of “guerroiier”, step by step
guerroiier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin werra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | werra | war, conflict; Alternative form of guerra |
| 2 | Frankish | *werʀu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Vulgar Latin *werrizāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *werrizāre | — |