varicose

Betekenis (Engels)

Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

Sinonieme

swollen

tumid

cirsoid

Vertalings

varicoso

variqueux

varikös

varicoso

varisli

εξωγκόμενος

κιρσώδης

krampfadrig

Krampfader

gezwollen

varicós

genişlemiş

دوالي

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvæɹ.ɪ.kəʊs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Kerkslawies: врьхъ

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ἕρμα

Verwante met Litaus: viršus

In summary

From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).