Where does “varrer” come from?

varrer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere, from Latin verro, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varrer (Portuguese): to sweep; to devastate or expel something...

Definitions

  1. to sweep; to devastate or expel something...

Ancestry of “varrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevarrer—
2Latinverrerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinverroI scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “varrer”

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