Where does “ulcus” come from?

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

ulcus (Latin): sore, ulcer, wound

Definitions

  1. sore, ulcer, wound

Ancestry of “ulcus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ulcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →
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