Where does “acropustulosis” come from?

acropustulosis (English) comes from English pustule, from Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

acropustulosis (English): acrodermatitis with pustular involvement

Definitions

  1. acrodermatitis with pustular involvement

Ancestry of “acropustulosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpustuleA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or...
2Middle Englishpustule—
3Old Frenchpustulepustule
4Latinpustulainflamed sore, blister, pustule
5Finnishpus-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Latin pustula →