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Where does “pulicous” come from?

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

pulicous (English): Abounding with fleas

Definitions

  1. Abounding with fleas

Ancestry of “pulicous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulicosus—
2Latinpūlex—
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →