nevus

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English word nevus comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₃-, Ancient Greek Γένθιος, and later Latin naevus (Birthmark. Mole (on the body).)

*ǵenh₃- (Proto-Indo-European)

Γένθιος (Ancient Greek)

naevus (Latin)

Birthmark. Mole (on the body).

nevus (English)

(anatomy) A general term referring to a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

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