Where does “pseudocowpox” come from?
pseudocowpox (English) comes from English cowpox, from English cow, from English cowpony, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet, from Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus — pale, gray.
pseudocowpox (English): A viral disease of cattle, whose symptoms include...
Definitions
- A viral disease of cattle, whose symptoms include...
Ancestry of “pseudocowpox”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cowpox | A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle... |
| 2 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 3 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 4 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 5 | Scots | powny | — |
| 6 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 7 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 8 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |