wart zegil (#), veruk (#) Fr.: verru A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet (TheFreeDictionary.com). Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.E. weart “wart,” cf. O.Norse varta, O.Frisian warte, Du. wrat, O.H.G. warza, Ger. Warze, Swed. varta, Russ. vered “ulcer,” perhaps ultimately from the same source as L. verruca “a steep place, swelling, wart” (Fr. verrue, Sp. verruga, Catalan berruga, It. verruca), ultimately from PIE *uer-s- “a steep place, height,” from *uer- “highland, high place, top;” cf. Gk. ouranos “sky.” Etymology (PE): Zegil “wart,” maybe related to Pers. gereh “knot,”
ultimately from prefixed (*uz-,
→ ex-) *graθH- “to tie (a knot).” |