Where does “Vulpes vulpes” come from?

Vulpes vulpes (Translingual) comes from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

Vulpes vulpes (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Vulpes vulpes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
2Latinvolpēs—
3Proto-Italicwolpisfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →