Where does “văros” come from?

văros (Romanian) comes from Romanian văr, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

văros (Romanian): calcareous

Definitions

  1. calcareous

Ancestry of “văros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianvărA male cousin
2Latinvērustrue, real, actual conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
3Proto-Italicwērostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Italic wēros →