English
helcoid
Helcoid comes from Ancient Greek ἕλκος ‘ulcer’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁élḱos‘wound, illness, ulcer’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλκοςhélkos‘ulcer’
- Englishtodayhelcoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁élḱos‘wound, illness, ulcer’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλκοςhélkos‘ulcer’
- Englishtodayhelcoid
Formed from -oid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos ‘wound, illness, ulcer’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos / helcoid