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Where does “warty” come from?

Warty comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

warty (English): Having warts; Similar to a wart

Definitions

  1. Having warts; Similar to a wart

Ancestry of “warty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwartA type of deformed growth occurring on the skin...
2Middle Englishwarte—
3Old Englishweartewart
4Proto-West Germanic*wartā—
5Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warty”

  • wartyback
  • wartiness
  • wartily
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →