Etymology

verruca

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Today it means: A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus. Full definition →

Latin verrūca
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromverrūca
  2. English todayverruca

Borrowed from Latin verrūca. Doublet of wart.

Words from the same roots

Latinverrūca all →

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