Suppurate
/ˈsʌp.jə.reɪt/noun
To form or discharge pus.
Did you know?Suppurate comes from Latin *suppurare*, built on *pus, puris* meaning “pus,” so the word’s oldest core is basically a direct naming of infection and decay.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pews-
“to rot, decay, or become rotten”
Latin
Latin
pus, puris
“pus”
Latin
Latin
suppurare
“to form or discharge pus”
Late Middle English
English
suppuraten
“to gather or discharge pus”
Modern English
English
suppurate
“to form or discharge pus”