Where does “verrue” come from?

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

verrue (French): wart, verruca

Definitions

  1. wart, verruca

Ancestry of “verrue”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →