Latin

pullus

‘chick’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pullus.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin pullus, most familiar first.

• pony ← powny ← poulenet ← pullanus
• poultry ← pultrie ← pouleterie ← poulet ← poule
• poussin ← pullicēnus
• poulter ← pulter ← pouletier ← poulet ← poule
• potrero ← potro ← *pulliter
• poule
• pullet ← polet
• poult ← pult ← poulet ← poule
• pollera ← pollo
• poulterer ← pulter ← pouletier ← poulet ← poule
• poulaine ← poleine ← polain ← pullāmen
• poulard ← poularde ← poule ← pulla

More words from pullus

• pollotarian
• pullulate
• pullus
• pullorum
• repullulate

Etymograph / Latin pullus