Where does “volpēs” come from?

volpēs (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

Ancestry of “volpēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwolpisfox
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

Words derived from “volpēs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →
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