Where does “vertebrar” come from?

vertebrar (Spanish) comes from Spanish vértebra, from Latin vertebra, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertebrar (Spanish): to support

Definitions

  1. to support

Ancestry of “vertebrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvértebravertebra
2Latinvertebrajoint; vertebra
3Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →