Where does “verrucosus” come from?

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

verrucosus (Late Latin): warty; rough, rugged

Definitions

  1. warty; rough, rugged

Ancestry of “verrucosus”, 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

Words derived from “verrucosus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →