Where does “antipulgas” come from?

antipulgas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pulga, from Old Portuguese pulga, from Vulgar Latin pulica, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

antipulgas (Portuguese): antiflea

Definitions

  1. antiflea

Ancestry of “antipulgas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepulgaflea
2Old Portuguesepulga—
3Vulgar Latinpulicaflea
4Latinpūlexflea
5Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →Every word from Latin pūlex →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulica →