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Where does “purulentus” come from?

purulentus (Latin) comes from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “purulentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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