Where does “ulcerousness” come from?
ulcerousness (English) comes from English ulcerous, 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-.
ulcerousness (English): The quality of being ulcerous
Definitions
- The quality of being ulcerous
Ancestry of “ulcerousness”, step by step
ulcerousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ulcerous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ulcerous | Of or relating to an ulcer; Having an ulcer |
| 2 | English | ulcer | An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous... |
| 3 | Old French | ulcere | ulcer |
| 4 | Latin | ulcus | sore, ulcer, wound |
| 5 | Latin | olcos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | elkos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱos | wound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |