verruca.
wart; excrescence on skin/other things; projection on earth's surface/hill;
Meaning & usage
a steep place, height
a wart on the human body
an excrescence on precious stones
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *we/ors-u- + -ūca, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to rise”). Cognate with varus, varix, Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top”), Old Irish ferr (“best”), Old High German riso (“giant”).
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