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Where does “púḱsos” come from?

púḱsos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

púḱsos (Proto-Indo-European): the tailed one

Definitions

  1. the tailed one

Ancestry of “púḱsos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

Words derived from “púḱsos”

  • fix
  • fixing
  • fox
  • Fuchs
  • fixity
  • vixen
  • fixer
  • Vixen
  • foxy
  • foxhole
  • postfix
  • fixt
  • foxhound
  • foxtrot
  • fixable
  • Fuchsian
  • foxhunter
  • unfix
  • hotfix
  • vixenish
  • outfox
  • unfixable
  • foxlike
  • foxhunt
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