Where does “Везу́вий” come from?
Везу́вий (Russian) comes from Latin Vesuvius, from Proto-Celtic ves, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “Везу́вий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Vesuvius | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ves | mountain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “Везу́вий”