varix

Meaning

Noun

• A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
• In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.

Origin

• Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ ("top, peak"), Ancient Greek ἕρμα ("reef, rock, hill"), Lithuanian viršus ("top").