Where does “pus” come from?

pus (French) comes from Latin pus, from Proto-Italic pūs, from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

pus (French): pus; first-person singular past historic of...

Definitions

  1. pus; first-person singular past historic of...

Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpuspus; foul, corrupt matter
2Proto-Italicpūs—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pūs →