pus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- pus
- foul, corrupt matter
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *puos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *púH-os, *púH-es-os.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*púH-os, *púH-es-os
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afoul English
- antifoul English
- befoul English
- filth English
- foul English
- foulable English
- foulbrood English
- fouler English
- fouleth English
- foulish English
- foully English
- foulmouth English
- foulmouthed English
- foulness English
- foulsome English
- nonfoul English
- overfoul English
- puriform English
- Foul German
- pus French
- πύον Ancient Greek
- *púH-os, *púH-es-os Proto-Indo-European
- *fūlaz Proto-Germanic
- foula Swedish
- faul Polish
- fulnes Old English
- fūl Old English
- पुवस् Sanskrit
- foul Middle English
- puroi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- puroia Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- πύον Greek (modern)
- puçërr Albanian
- 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 Gothic
- pronj Aromanian
- *puos Proto-Italic
- *pūs Proto-Italic
- *putso Proto-Albanian