Where does “verruca” come from?

verruca (English) comes from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verruca (English): A wart, especially one that grows on the foot,...

Definitions

  1. A wart, especially one that grows on the foot,...

Ancestry of “verruca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verruca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →