Where does “basura” come from?

basura (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin versura, from Latin verrō, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

basura (Spanish): trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;...

Definitions

  1. trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;...

Ancestry of “basura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvassura—
2Vulgar Latinversuranominative feminine singular of versūrus;...
3Latinverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “basura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrō →