Where does “κιρσός” come from?

κιρσός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κιρσός, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

κιρσός (Greek): varicose vein, varicocele

Definitions

  1. varicose vein, varicocele

Ancestry of “κιρσός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκιρσόςvaricocele, enlargement of a vein
2Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρίκος →Every word from Ancient Greek κιρσός →