Where does “puche” come from?

puche (Norman) comes from Old French puce, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

puche (Norman): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “puche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpuceflea
2Latinpūlexflea
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus-Every word from Latin pūlexEvery word from Old French puce
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