Where does “sulcus” come from?
Sulcus comes from Latin sulcus, derived from Proto-Indo-European selk-, meaning to furrow or plow, from the same root selk-.
sulcus (English): A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue; Any...
Definitions
- A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue; Any...
Ancestry of “sulcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sulcus | furrow; ploughing |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | solkos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |
Words derived from “sulcus”