English
apulosis
Apulosis comes from Ancient Greek ἀπούλωσις, from οὐλή ‘scar, wound’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to hit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to hit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὐλήoulḗ‘scar, wound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀπούλωσιςapoúlōsis
- Englishtodayapulosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to hit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὐλήoulḗ‘scar, wound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀπούλωσιςapoúlōsis
- Englishtodayapulosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to hit’
pull, vulnerable, invulnerability, convulsive, convulsion, 20 more
Today it means
noun the formation of scar tissue as part of the healing process
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- / apulosis