Where does “volpi” come from?

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

volpi (Maltese): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “volpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvolpefox, vixen; a crafty person
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-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 volpēs →