Where does “barrer” come from?
barrer (Spanish) comes from Latin verrere, from Latin verro, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
barrer (Spanish): to sweep
Ancestry of “barrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | verrere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | verro | I scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “barrer”