Where does “pustula” come from?
pustula (Italian) comes from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pustula (Italian): pustule
Ancestry of “pustula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pustula | inflamed sore, blister, pustule |
| 2 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “pustula”