Where does “ulcerative” come from?

Ulcerative comes from English ulcerate plus the suffix -ative, which derives from Anglo-Norman -if, Latin -ivus, and Proto-Indo-European -iHwós and -wós.

ulcerative (English): Composed of, or causing ulcers

Definitions

  1. Composed of, or causing ulcers

Ancestry of “ulcerative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
2Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
3Old French-if-ive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ulcerative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from English -ive →
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