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- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wers-
- Latin · derived fromvarix
- Middle English · inherited fromvarix
- English todayvarix
Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
Words from the same roots
Latinvarix all →
varicosevaricography
Proto-Indo-European*wers- all →
warwarriorvaricose
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.