Where does “polvo” come from?

polvo (Esperanto) comes from Italian polve, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polvo (Esperanto): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “polvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolvedust; Figurative meanings
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “polvo”

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