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Where does “pulicosus” come from?
pulicosus (Latin) comes from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.
Ancestry of “pulicosus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pūlex
flea
2
Proto-Indo-European
*plus-
flea
Words derived from “pulicosus”
pulicous
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