Where does “hohdepuuteri” come from?

hohdepuuteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuteri, from Swedish puder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

hohdepuuteri (Finnish): luminizer

Definitions

  1. luminizer

Ancestry of “hohdepuuteri”, step by step

hohdepuuteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puuteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuteripowder; powder snow
2Swedishpuderpowder
3Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
5Late Latinpulvera—
6Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish hohde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohdeshine, luster, radiance, glow; glance; used in...
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Late Latin pulvera →