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Where does “espolsar” come from?

espolsar (Catalan) comes from Catalan pols, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

espolsar (Catalan): to dust

Definitions

  1. to dust

Ancestry of “espolsar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpolspulse; dust; plural of pol
2Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
3Latinpellō—
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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