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Where does “ulcerate” come from?

ulcerate (English) comes from Latin ulcerātus.

ulcerate (English): Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at...

Definitions

  1. Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at...

Ancestry of “ulcerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcerātus—

Words derived from “ulcerate”

  • ulcerative
  • nonulcerative
  • ulceratory
Every word from Latin ulcerātus →