Where does “sulcus” come from?
sulcus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
sulcus (Latin): furrow; ploughing
Ancestry of “sulcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | solkos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |
Words derived from “sulcus”