Where does “úlcera” come from?

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

úlcera (Portuguese): ulcer; any wound or injury

Definitions

  1. ulcer; any wound or injury

Ancestry of “úlcera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulceranominative plural of ulcus; accusative plural of...
2Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
3Latinolcos—
4Proto-Italicelkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “úlcera”

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