Where does “Vulpecula” come from?

Vulpecula (English) comes from Latin vulpecula, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

Vulpecula (English): A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky

Definitions

  1. A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky

Ancestry of “Vulpecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvulpeculaDiminutive of vulpēs; A little fox
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

Words derived from “Vulpecula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →
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