Where does “pustella” come from?
pustella (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Ancestry of “pustella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pustula | inflamed sore, blister, pustule |
| 2 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “pustella”