Where does “pus” come from?

Pus comes from Latin pus, from Proto-Italic pūs, from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, ultimately from the PIE root puH-.

pus (English): A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed...

Definitions

  1. A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed...

Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpuspus; foul, corrupt matter
2Proto-Italicpūs—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “pus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pūs →