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Where does “pūs” come from?

pūs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

Ancestry of “pūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “pūs”

  • pus
  • purulent
  • mucopurulent
  • purum
  • puriform
  • seropurulent
  • mucopus
  • fibrinopurulent
  • puslike
  • purulently
  • in puris naturalibus
  • purulentus
  • pus
  • puris
  • puronium
  • pure
  • puri
  • pus
  • neppure
  • seppure
  • purtuttavia
  • oppure
  • pure
  • purtroppo
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