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
Ancestry of “ulcus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | olcos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | elkos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱos | wound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |
Words derived from “ulcus”