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pus.

pus; foul/corrupt matter (from a sore); bitterness, gall, venom (Cas);

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈpus]

  1. pus

    declension-3

  2. foul, corrupt matter

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *puos, from Proto-Indo-European *púH-os ~ *púH-es-os, from *puH-. Cognate with Sanskrit पुवस् (púvas), Ancient Greek πύον (púon), πύθω (púthō, “to rot”), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), Old English fūl (“foul”), English foul.

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