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Where does “pulica” come from?

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

pulica (Vulgar Latin): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “pulica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūlex—
2Proto-Indo-European*plus-—

Words derived from “pulica”

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