Where does “pudr” come from?

pudr (Czech) comes from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pudr (Czech): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “pudr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
2Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
3Late Latinpulvera
4Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Latin pulvisEvery word from Late Latin pulvera
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