Where does “vassoura” come from?

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

vassoura (Portuguese): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “vassoura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinversuranominative feminine singular of versūrus;...
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

Words derived from “vassoura”

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