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Where does “olcos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “olcos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicelkos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “olcos”

  • ulcer
  • ulceration
  • ulcerous
  • antiulcer
  • nonulcer
  • ulcus
  • ulcerogenic
  • ulcered
  • reulceration
  • antiulcerogenic
  • ulcerogenesis
  • ulcerously
  • nonulcerous
  • preulcerous
  • microulceration
  • antiulcerous
  • ulcerable
  • ulcuscule
  • ulcering
  • ulcera
  • ulcusculum
  • ulcus
  • úlcera
  • ulcerativo
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