Where does “pustulent” come from?

pustulent (English) comes from English pustule, from Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pustulent (English): Filled or oozing with pus; Alternative spelling...

Definitions

  1. Filled or oozing with pus; Alternative spelling...

Ancestry of “pustulent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpustuleA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or...
2Middle Englishpustule—
3Old Frenchpustulepustule
4Latinpustulainflamed sore, blister, pustule
5Finnishpus-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Latin pustula →