Where does “ulceroso” come from?

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

ulceroso (Italian): ulcerous

Definitions

  1. ulcerous

Ancestry of “ulceroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcerosusfull of sores; ulcerous
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 →