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
- Having warts; Similar to a wart
Ancestry of “warty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wart | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin... |
| 2 | Middle English | warte | mole, wart, boil |
| 3 | Old English | wearte | wart |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wartā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wartǭ | wart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |