Where does “pulga” come from?

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

pulga (Portuguese): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “pulga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepulga—
2Vulgar Latinpulicaflea
3Latinpūlexflea
4Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

Words derived from “pulga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →Every word from Latin pūlex →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulica →