Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “pus” come from?

pus (Norman) comes from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

pus (Norman): more, -er; plus sign; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. more, -er; plus sign; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplusmore than
2Latinplūs—
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →