Where does “poultice” come from?
Poultice comes from Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, from Latin puls, from Ancient Greek πόλτος, from Proto-Indo-European pel-.
poultice (English): A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore,...
Definitions
- A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore,...
Ancestry of “poultice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pultes | The mixture used to make a poultice; A poultice |
| 2 | Latin | pultes | nominative plural of puls; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | puls | meal, porridge |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλτος | porridge made of flour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel | dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust |
Words derived from “poultice”