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

Definitions

  1. furrow; ploughing

Ancestry of “sulcus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sulcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Italic solkos →