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Where does “pule” come from?

pule (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pular, from Latin pullo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pule (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “pule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepularto jump, to propel oneself upward; to jump over,...
2LatinpulloI put forth, sprout out, germinate; dative...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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