Where does “pus” come from?

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

pus (Occitan): more

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Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanplusmore
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →