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.

Везу́вий (Russian): Vesuvius

Definitions

  1. Vesuvius

Ancestry of “Везу́вий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVesuviusVesuvius
2Proto-Celticvesmountain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Везу́вий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ves →