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Where does “pulgas” come from?

pulgas (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin pulica, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.

pulgas (Spanish): plural of pulga

Definitions

  1. plural of pulga

Ancestry of “pulgas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpulicaflea
2Latinpūlex—
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-—

Words derived from “pulgas”

  • pulgas
  • pulgason
  • pulgas
  • pulgas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →