Where does “pulvo” come from?

pulvo (Esperanto) comes from German Pulver, from Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulvo (Esperanto): powder, gunpowder

Definitions

  1. powder, gunpowder

Ancestry of “pulvo”, step by step

pulvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulverpowder; money
2Middle High Germanpulver—
3Old High Germanpulver—
4Proto-Germanic*pulver—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Italian polvere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolveredust, powder
2Latinpulveremaccusative singular of pulvis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →