Reconstruction:Latin/versura

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From verrō (“sweep”) +‎ -tūra (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βaˈsura/

Noun

*versūra f (plural *versūrās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. sweepings, rubbish, waste

Related terms

• *versōria (“broom”)

Descendants

• Old Spanish: vassura
  • Spanish: basura (see there for further descendants)

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “basura”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 539