vera

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈve.ra/

noun

Definitions

(Northern Italian) wedding ring, wedding band
(architecture) puteal, wellhead

Etymology

Derived from Latin viria (bracelet) derived from Gaulish *viros (crooked, round) derived from Proto-Celtic *wēros (crooked) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (twisted, threaded, turned).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyh₁ros

Gloss

twisted, threaded, turned

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

viria Latin
viriola Latin
ghiera Italian
verina Italian
vera Spanish, Castilian
*weh₁i-ro-s Proto-Indo-European
*weyh₁ros Proto-Indo-European
*wēros Proto-Celtic
vera Asturian
fiar Middle Irish
vera Venetian
*viros Gaulish

verina
ghiera