Where does “vulpinic acid” come from?

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

vulpinic acid (English): vulpic acid

Definitions

  1. vulpic acid

Ancestry of “vulpinic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpīnusvulpine, fox
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-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 →