Where does “ulcerous” come from?

ulcerous (English) comes from English ulcer, from Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus, from Latin olcos, from Proto-Italic elkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ulcerous (English): Of or relating to an ulcer; Having an ulcer

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an ulcer; Having an ulcer

Ancestry of “ulcerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishulcerAn open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous...
2Old Frenchulcereulcer
3Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
4Latinolcos—
5Proto-Italicelkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “ulcerous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →