Where does “ulcuscule” come from?

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

ulcuscule (English): A little ulcer

Definitions

  1. A little ulcer

Ancestry of “ulcuscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcusculumsmall sore or ulcer
2Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
3Latinolcos—
4Proto-Italicelkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →