Where does “quera” come from?

quera (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *caria, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

quera (Spanish): woodworm

Definitions

  1. woodworm

Ancestry of “quera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*caria—
2Latincariēsdecay, rot, rottenness, corruption
3Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic kazēō →