ulcer
UHL-ser · noun
Origin
From Old French ulcere, which came from Latin ulcus. The word entered English through this French route.
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Journey
The word appears to have carried its sense of an open sore fairly directly from Latin through French into English.
Related words
This word is a doublet of 'ulcus' — meaning both descend from the same Latin root, just by different paths into English.