Where does “pulvinone” come from?

pulvinone (English) comes from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulvinone (English): An aromatic hydroxy-butenolide, derivatives of...

Definitions

  1. An aromatic hydroxy-butenolide, derivatives of...

Ancestry of “pulvinone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulvinone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →