Where does “pus” come from?

pus (Dutch) comes from Latin pūs, from Proto-Italic puos, from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

pus (Dutch): pus whitish-yellow bodily substance

Definitions

  1. pus whitish-yellow bodily substance

Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūspus
2Proto-Italicpuos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “pus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os →Every word from Proto-Italic puos →