Where does “nonsulcate” come from?
nonsulcate (English) comes from English sulcate, from Latin sulcatus, from Latin sulco, from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
nonsulcate (English): Not sulcate
Definitions
- Not sulcate
Ancestry of “nonsulcate”, step by step
nonsulcate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sulcate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulcate | Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows |
| 2 | Latin | sulcatus | ploughed; sulcate |
| 3 | Latin | sulco | I plough, furrow, turn up; I carve, cleave; I... |
| 4 | Latin | sulcus | furrow; ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | solkos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |