English
furuncular
From furuncle + -ar.
Formed from furuncle + -ar
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to carry’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr ‘thief’
Proto-Italic *fōr ‘thief’
Latin fūr ‘a thief’
Latin fūrunculus ‘a petty thief, pilferer’
English furuncle
Today it means
adj Pertaining to furuncles or boils.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / furuncular