Where does “Veratrum” come from?

Veratrum (English) comes from Latin veratrum, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Veratrum (English): Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum

Definitions

  1. Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum

Ancestry of “Veratrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveratrumhellebore
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Veratrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Latin veratrum →