Etymology

ulmic

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Today it means: Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin. Full definition →

Latin ulmus ← French ulmique
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The story

  1. French · derived fromulmique
  2. Latin · derived fromulmus“an elm”
  3. English todayulmic

Formed from the root of Latin ulmus (“an elm”), with the suffix -ic: compare French ulmique.

Words from the same roots

Latinulmus all →

ulmin

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