Where does “ulcus” come from?

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

ulcus (English): A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a...

Definitions

  1. A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a...

Ancestry of “ulcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
2Latinolcos—
3Proto-Italicelkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →