furunculus.
sneak thief, pilferer;
Meaning & usage
pilferer (petty thief)
pointed burning sore on the human body; boil, furuncle
germ or knob on a vine, so called from its shape
refers to some mustelid animal (either a stoat or a ferret)
Where this word comes from
From fūr (“a thief”) + -unculus (diminutive nominal suffix). The use of the ending -unculus, which more often appeared in diminutives of n-stem nouns, may be influenced by analogy with the word latrunculus (“highwayman, robber”), a diminutive with a similar meaning. Alternatively (particularly in the sense "ferret"), could be from fūrō + -culus, i.e. a diminutive formed on an n-stem base fūrō, an alternative form of fūr.
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