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Where does “veruko” come from?

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

veruko (Esperanto): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “veruko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veruko”

  • veruka
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