Where does “pustoloso” come from?
pustoloso (Italian) comes from Latin pustulosus, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pustoloso (Italian): pustular; pimply
Ancestry of “pustoloso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pustulosus | full of blisters or pustules |
| 2 | Latin | pustula | inflamed sore, blister, pustule |
| 3 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |