Where does “pustule” come from?

Pustule comes from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pu-.

pustule (English): A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or...

Definitions

  1. A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or...

Ancestry of “pustule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpustule—
2Old Frenchpustulepustule
3Latinpustulainflamed sore, blister, pustule
4Finnishpus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pustule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Latin pustula →