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Where does “pultes” come from?

pultes (Middle English) comes from Latin pultes, from Latin puls, from Ancient Greek πόλτος, from Proto-Indo-European pel — dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust.

pultes (Middle English): The mixture used to make a poultice; A poultice

Definitions

  1. The mixture used to make a poultice; A poultice

Ancestry of “pultes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpultesnominative plural of puls; accusative plural of...
2Latinpulsmeal, porridge
3Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust

Words derived from “pultes”

  • poultice
  • poulticelike
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