Where does “hemisulcus” come from?

hemisulcus (English) comes from English sulcus, from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

hemisulcus (English): A shallow groove or fissure that divides a structure into two hemispheres

Definitions

  1. A shallow groove or fissure that divides a structure into two hemispheres

Ancestry of “hemisulcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulcusA furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue; Any...
2Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
3Proto-Italicsolkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Italic solkos →Every word from Latin sulcus →