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Where does “golpilz” come from?

golpilz (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin vulpiculus, from Latin vulpecula, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

Ancestry of “golpilz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvulpiculus—
2LatinvulpeculaDiminutive of vulpēs; A little fox
3Latinvulpēs—
4Latinvolpēs—
5Proto-Italicwolpisfox
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

Words derived from “golpilz”

  • dégoupiller
  • goupil
  • goupiller
  • goupille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →