Where does “pustulous” come from?

pustulous (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".

pustulous (English): Bearing pustules; Resembling a pustule

Definitions

  1. Bearing pustules; Resembling a pustule

Ancestry of “pustulous”, 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
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