Where does “guerra” come from?
guerra (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “guerra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | werra | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *werʀu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “guerra”