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Where does “ulcera” come from?

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

ulcera (Latin): nominative plural of ulcus; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of ulcus; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “ulcera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
2Latinolcos—
3Proto-Italicelkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “ulcera”

  • úlcera
  • antiúlcera
  • úlcera
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