Where does “varice” come from?

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

varice (Romanian): varicose vein

Definitions

  1. varicose vein

Ancestry of “varice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvaricevaricose vein
2Latinvarixa varicose vein
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-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 varix →