Where does “sulcate” come from?

sulcate (English) comes 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.

sulcate (English): Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows

Definitions

  1. Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows

Ancestry of “sulcate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulcatusploughed; sulcate
2LatinsulcoI plough, furrow, turn up; I carve, cleave; I...
3Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
4Proto-Italicsolkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sulcate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Italic solkos →Every word from Latin sulcus →