'ulceriform' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'ulcus' and the suffix element from Latin 'forma', where 'ulcus' meant 'sore' and 'forma' meant 'shape'.

'ulcer' entered English via Latin 'ulcus' (through Old French/Medieval Latin forms), and later combined with the formative element '-form' (from Latin 'forma') to produce the compound adjective 'ulceriform' in English scientific/medical usage.

Initially related to 'ulcer' as a sore or lesion (the root meaning), but over time the compound came to mean specifically 'having the shape or appearance of an ulcer.'