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Where does “ulcero-” come from?

ulcero- (English) comes from Latin ulcus, from Latin olcos, from Proto-Italic elkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ulcero- (English): ulcer

Definitions

  1. ulcer

Ancestry of “ulcero-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
2Latinolcos—
3Proto-Italicelkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “ulcero-”

  • ulceroglandular
  • ulcerovegetant
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