Where does “pulverise” come from?
pulverise (English) comes from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulverizo, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pulverise (English): To render into dust or powder; To completely...
Definitions
- To render into dust or powder; To completely...
Ancestry of “pulverise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pulvériser | to pulverise |
| 2 | Latin | pulverizare | present active infinitive of pulverizō;... |
| 3 | Latin | pulverizo | I pulverize |
| 4 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |