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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread puce #89968 12/19/2002 3:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 It just dawned on me that this word is not from Latin word for skin, e.g. prepuce, but from pulex (flea) , from French "pou, pl. poux = flea. Pooh! I should have thought of that sooner! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted puce wwh 12/19/2002 3:38 PM Re: puce of troy 02/08/2003 3:55 PM Re: puce dxb 02/10/2003 4:54 PM Re: puce wwh 02/10/2003 6:22 PM G&S again wofahulicodoc 02/10/2003 7:14 PM Re: G&S again wwh 02/10/2003 8:01 PM Re: G&S again wofahulicodoc 02/10/2003 9:49 PM Re: G&S again wwh 02/10/2003 10:09 PM Re: G&S again tsuwm 02/12/2003 9:45 PM Re: G&S again maverick 06/21/2003 11:16 PM Re: G&S again of troy 02/12/2003 9:18 PM Re: G&S again wwh 02/12/2003 9:22 PM Re: G&S again of troy 02/12/2003 9:44 PM Speaking of better late than never... Fiberbabe 02/08/2004 4:36 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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