pyo-

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*puH-
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπύον“pus”
3. English todaypyo-

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”), from Proto-Indo-European *puH-; compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, “stinks, rots”), Ancient Greek πύθω (púthō, “to rot”), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), Old English ful (“foul”).

Words from the same roots