Where does “pulpos” come from?

pulpos (Romanian) comes from Late Latin pulposus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

pulpos (Romanian): possessing large, fleshy, or plump calves;...

Definitions

  1. possessing large, fleshy, or plump calves;...

Ancestry of “pulpos”, step by step

pulpos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin pulposus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpulposusfleshy, pulpy, pulpous
2Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
3Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
4Latinont-to-s
5Latin-o-wont-to-s

via Romanian pulpă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpulpăcalf; pulp; thigh
2Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
3Old Latinpelpa
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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