Where does “sulcifrons” come from?

sulcifrons (Latin) comes from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sulcifrons (Latin): having a furrowed front, having a furrow on the...

Definitions

  1. having a furrowed front, having a furrow on the...

Ancestry of “sulcifrons”, step by step

sulcifrons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sulcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
2Proto-Italicsolkos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Latin frōns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Italic solkos →Every word from Latin sulcus →
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