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Where does “guardabarros” come from?

guardabarros (Spanish) comes from Spanish barro, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guardabarros (Spanish): fender, mudguard

Definitions

  1. fender, mudguard

Ancestry of “guardabarros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarromud; clay; pustule , closed comedo
2Latinvārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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