Where does “épucer” come from?

épucer (French) comes from French puce, from Old French puce, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

épucer (French): to remove fleas

Definitions

  1. to remove fleas

Ancestry of “épucer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpuceflea
2Old Frenchpuceflea
3Latinpūlexflea
4Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →Every word from Latin pūlex →Every word from Old French puce →
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