Where does “pulverize” come from?
Pulverize comes from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizāre, derived from Latin pulvis meaning dust, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel-.
pulverize (English): Alternative spelling of pulverise
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of pulverise
Ancestry of “pulverize”, 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 |