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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

Definitions

  1. squint

Ancestry of “vesguear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevesgocross-eyed
2Vulgar Latinversicus—
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertō—
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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