Where does “vulnerō” come from?

vulnerō (Latin) comes from Latin vulnus, from Proto-Italic welanos, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

vulnerō (Latin): to wound, injure, hurt

Definitions

  1. to wound, injure, hurt

Ancestry of “vulnerō”, step by step

vulnerō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vulnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulnuswound, injury; blow
2Proto-Italicwelanos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Proto-Italic welanezāō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwelanezāō—

Words derived from “vulnerō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Italic welanos →Every word from Latin vulnus →