Where does “poltrona” come from?

poltrona (Catalan) comes from Italian poltrona, from Italian poltro, from Vulgar Latin pulliter, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

poltrona (Catalan): armchair, easy chair

Definitions

  1. armchair, easy chair

Ancestry of “poltrona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpoltronafeminine singular of poltrone; female equivalent...
2Italianpoltrountamed; indolent, lazy; bed
3Vulgar Latinpulliter—
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →