Where does “barrena” come from?

barrena (Spanish) comes from Mozarabic barrina, from Latin veruina, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

barrena (Spanish): drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece;...

Definitions

  1. drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece;...

Ancestry of “barrena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mozarabicbarrina
2Latinveruina
3Latinverūspit, broach (especially for roasting)
4Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear

Words derived from “barrena

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéruEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷeruEvery word from Latin verū
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