Vulpinic
/vʌlˈpɪn.ɪk/noun
Relating to foxes or derived from foxes.
Did you know?Vulpinic comes from Latin *vulpes* meaning “fox,” the same ancient root behind scientific names like *Vulpes* and the old idea of the fox as a symbol of sly intelligence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wĺ̥kʷos?
“The exact pre-Latin ancestry of Latin *vulpes* is uncertain; scholars do not confidently derive it from the common PIE word for wolf.”
Latin
Latin
vulpes
“fox”
Late Latin
Latin
vulpīnus
“of a fox; fox-like”
Middle English
English
vulpine
“fox-like, sly, crafty”
Modern English
English
vulpinic
“relating to foxes or fox-derived; especially in chemistry, derived from foxglove or fox-related naming traditions”