Where does “volpe” come from?

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

volpe (Latin): ablative singular of volpēs

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of volpēs

Ancestry of “volpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvolpesAlternative form of vulpēs; fox
2Proto-Italicwolpisfox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpes →