Where does “vulnífico” come from?

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

vulnífico (Portuguese): vulnific

Definitions

  1. vulnific

Ancestry of “vulnífico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulnificuswounding
2Latinvulnuswound, injury; blow
3Proto-Italicwelanos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃-Every word from Proto-Italic welanosEvery word from Latin vulnus