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Where does “basural” come from?

basural (Spanish) comes from Spanish basura, 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.

basural (Spanish): landfill, dump

Definitions

  1. landfill, dump

Ancestry of “basural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbasuratrash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;...
2Old Spanishvassura—
3Vulgar Latinversuranominative feminine singular of versūrus;...
4Latinverrō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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