Etymology

pustule

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Today it means: A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis. Full definition →

Middle English pustule ← Old French pustule ← Latin pustula
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompustula“inflamed sore, blister”
  2. Old French · derived frompustule
  3. Middle English · inherited frompustule
  4. English todaypustule

From Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).

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