Where does “ulceros” come from?

ulceros (Romanian) comes from French ulcéreux, from Latin ulcerosus, from Latin ulcus, from Latin olcos, from Proto-Italic elkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ulceros (Romanian): cankerous

Definitions

  1. cankerous

Ancestry of “ulceros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchulcéreuxulcerous
2Latinulcerosusfull of sores; ulcerous
3Latinulcussore, ulcer, wound
4Latinolcos—
5Proto-Italicelkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic elkos →