LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

pūlica

*pūlica f

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionflea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈpuːleɡa//ˈpuːleɡas/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plews-
  2. Latinpūlica

▲ Latin culexinflu. Latin pūlic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin *pūlica From pūlic- (“flea”) + -a (feminine ending).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpulicafrom Venetan pùłega
  • Italianpuligafrom Venetan pùłega
  • Sicilianappulicari
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepulgafrom Old Galician-Portuguese pulga
  • Spanishpulga
  • Asturianpulga
  • Falapulgafrom Old Galician-Portuguese pulga
  • Galicianpulgafrom Old Galician-Portuguese pulga
  • Tagalogpulgasfrom Spanish pulga
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianpulga
  • Emilianpolga
  • Emilianpluga
  • Emilianpruga
  • Lombardpulga

Quick answers

What does pūlica mean in Latin?
pūlica, a noun, means “flea”.
Where does pūlica come from?
Proto-Indo-European *plews- → Latin pūlica.