English

varicose

Varicose comes from Latin varix ‘a varicose vein’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wers- ‘to wipe’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wers-‘to wipe’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvarix‘a varicose vein’
Englishtodayvaricose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wers-‘to wipe’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvarix‘a varicose vein’
Englishtodayvaricose

Equivalent to varic- + -ose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wers- ‘to wipe’

war, horse, warrior, 9 more

Today it means

adj Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wers- / varicose

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