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Where does “puroia” come from?

puroia (Romanian) comes from Romanian puroi, 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.

puroia (Romanian): to fester, suppurate

Definitions

  1. to fester, suppurate

Ancestry of “puroia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpuroipus
2Latinpurōnium—
3Latinpūs—
4Proto-Italicpuos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul
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