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Where does “purōnium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “purōnium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūs—
2Proto-Italicpuos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul
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