Where does “Pulex” come from?

Pulex (Translingual) comes from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

Pulex (Translingual): genus, and related fleas of cold climates}}

Definitions

  1. genus, and related fleas of cold climates}}

Ancestry of “Pulex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūlexflea
2Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

Words derived from “Pulex”

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