Where does “puche” come from?
puche (Norman) comes from Old French puce, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.
puche (Norman): flea
Ancestry of “puche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | puce | flea |
| 2 | Latin | pūlex | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *plus- | — |