Where does “vulpinary” come from?

vulpinary (English) comes from English vulpine, from Latin vulpīnus, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

vulpinary (English): Crafty, sly, shrewd

Definitions

  1. Crafty, sly, shrewd

Ancestry of “vulpinary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvulpinePertaining to a fox; Having the characteristics...
2Latinvulpīnusvulpine, fox
3Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
4Latinvolpēs—
5Proto-Italicwolpisfox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →