Where does “vulpēs” come from?

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

vulpēs (Latin): a fox, vixen

Definitions

  1. a fox, vixen

Ancestry of “vulpēs”, step by step

vulpēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin volpēs

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

via Proto-Italic wolpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwolpi—

Words derived from “vulpēs”

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