Where does “vassourada” come from?

vassourada (Portuguese) 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.

vassourada (Portuguese): broom hit; broom blow a hit using a broom

Definitions

  1. broom hit; broom blow a hit using a broom

Ancestry of “vassourada”, 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 →