Where does “veratric” come from?

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

veratric (English): Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the...

Ancestry of “veratric”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veratric”

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