Where does “époussetage” come from?
époussetage (French) comes from French épousseter, from French poussière, from Old French pous, from Latin puls, from Ancient Greek πόλτος, from Proto-Indo-European pel — dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust.
époussetage (French): dusting
Ancestry of “époussetage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | épousseter | to dust |
| 2 | French | poussière | dust; speck of dust |
| 3 | Old French | pous | — |
| 4 | Latin | puls | meal, porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλτος | porridge made of flour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel | dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust |