Where does “sulciform” come from?

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

sulciform (English): Having the form of a sulcus

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a sulcus

Ancestry of “sulciform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
2Proto-Italicsolkos—
3Proto-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 →