Where does “varicos” come from?

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

varicos (Romanian): varicose

Definitions

  1. varicose

Ancestry of “varicos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvariqueuxvaricose
2Latinvaricōsusvaricose, full of dilated veins
3Latinvarixa varicose vein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-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 →