Vulnus
/ˈwʊl.nʊs/noun
A wound or injury, especially a deep or serious one.
Did you know?Latin vulnus is the source behind the poetic and medical idea of a wound as something that can be both physical and emotional, but it is not the root of English “vulgar” or “vulva.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to strike, wound, or hurt”
Latin
Latin
vulnus
“a wound, hurt, or injury”
Late Latin
Latin
vulnerare
“to wound”
Old French
Old French
vulnérable
“able to be wounded”
Middle English
English
vulnerable
“capable of being wounded or harmed”
Modern English
English
vulnerable
“open to physical or emotional harm”
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