Where does “ulcerative” come from?

ulcerative (Italian) comes from Italian ulcerativo, from Italian ulcera, from Latin ulcus, from Latin olcos, from Proto-Italic elkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ulcerative (Italian): feminine plural of ulcerativo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of ulcerativo

Ancestry of “ulcerative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianulcerativoulcerative
2Italianulceraulcer, sore; third-person singular present...
3Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
4Latinolcos—
5Proto-Italicelkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →