Where does “verruga” come from?

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

verruga (Portuguese): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “verruga”, 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 →
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