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Where does “vulpecula” come from?

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

vulpecula (Latin): Diminutive of vulpēs; A little fox

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of vulpēs; A little fox

Ancestry of “vulpecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpēs—
2Latinvolpēs—
3Proto-Italicwolpisfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

Words derived from “vulpecula”

  • goupiller
  • dégoupiller
  • goupille
  • goupil
  • golpilz
  • gulpil
  • volpil
  • vorpil
  • vulpiculus
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