Where does “véroler” come from?

véroler (French) comes from French vérole, from Medieval Latin vayrola, from Latin variola, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

véroler (French): to give someone syphilis

Definitions

  1. to give someone syphilis

Ancestry of “véroler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvérolesyphilis; pox
2Medieval Latinvayrola
3Latinvariolaan infectious disease causing pustules; pox
4Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
5Latinvārus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-