Etymology Explorer › Romanian

Where does “vulpan” come from?

vulpan (Romanian) comes from Romanian vulpe, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

vulpan (Romanian): male fox, dog-fox; fox cub

Definitions

  1. male fox, dog-fox; fox cub

Ancestry of “vulpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvulpefox
2Latinvulpēs—
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →