Where does “Pouliot” come from?

Pouliot (French) comes from Latin pulegium, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

Pouliot (French): Pouliot: mostly found in Quebec

Definitions

  1. Pouliot: mostly found in Quebec

Ancestry of “Pouliot”, step by step

Pouliot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pulegium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulegiumpennyroyal
2Latinpūlexflea
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

via French poulie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpouliepulley; block

Words derived from “Pouliot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus-Every word from Latin pūlexEvery word from Latin pulegium
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