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

Definitions

  1. dusting

Ancestry of “époussetage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépousseterto dust
2Frenchpoussièredust; speck of dust
3Old Frenchpous—
4Latinpulsmeal, porridge
5Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλτος →Every word from Latin puls →