Reconstruction:Latin/versoria
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Latin
Etymology
From the plural of *versōrium (reinterpreted as a feminine singular), comprised of versus (“swept”) + -ōrium (instrumental noun-forming suffix). The base verb verrō (“sweep”) also survives in Ibero-Romance. For a similar formation, cf. Late Latin rāsōrium.
Pronunciation
Noun
*versōria f (plural *versōriās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
- broom (for sweeping)
Related terms
- *versūra (“sweepings, rubbish”)
Descendants
- Old Galician-Portuguese: vassoyra
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