Where does “punaise” come from?

punaise (French) comes from French punais, from Vulgar Latin putinasius, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

punaise (French): bug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,...

Definitions

  1. bug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,...

Ancestry of “punaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpunaismalodorous
2Vulgar Latinputinasius—
3Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
4Proto-Italicpūtos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “punaise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →