Where does “vesguear” come from?
vesguear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vesgo, from Vulgar Latin versicus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vesguear (Portuguese): squint
Ancestry of “vesguear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vesgo | cross-eyed |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | versicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |