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Where does “-ποῦλος” come from?

-ποῦλος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Ancestry of “-ποῦλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “-ποῦλος”

  • -οπούλου
  • Παρασκευόπουλος
  • -όπουλος
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