Where does “pulicous” come from?

pulicous (English) comes from Latin pulicosus, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

pulicous (English): Abounding with fleas

Definitions

  1. Abounding with fleas

Ancestry of “pulicous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulicosus—
2Latinpūlexflea
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →Every word from Latin pūlex →Every word from Latin pulicosus →
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