Where does “pulpalgia” come from?

pulpalgia (English) comes from English pulp, from French pulpe, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulpalgia (English): in the pulp of the tooth

Definitions

  1. in the pulp of the tooth

Ancestry of “pulpalgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulpA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter; A...
2Frenchpulpepulp
3Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
4Old Latinpelpa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →