Where does “basura” come from?
basura (Tagalog) 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.
basura (Tagalog): garbage; trash
Ancestry of “basura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense;... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | vassura | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | versura | nominative feminine singular of versūrus;... |
| 4 | Latin | verrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “basura”