Where does “ulcer” come from?

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

ulcer (Romanian): ulcer

Definitions

  1. ulcer

Ancestry of “ulcer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchulcèreulcer
2Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
3Latinolcos—
4Proto-Italicelkos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →