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Where does “puroi” come from?

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

puroi (Romanian): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “puroi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpurōnium—
2Latinpūs—
3Proto-Italicpuos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “puroi”

  • puroia
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