Where does “punese” come from?

punese (English) comes from French punaise, from French punais, from Vulgar Latin putinasius, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

punese (English): A bedbug

Definitions

  1. A bedbug

Ancestry of “punese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpunaisebug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,...
2Frenchpunaismalodorous
3Vulgar Latinputinasius—
4Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
5Proto-Italicpūtos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →