Where does “épousseter” come from?

épousseter (French) comes 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.

épousseter (French): to dust

Definitions

  1. to dust

Ancestry of “épousseter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoussièredust; speck of dust
2Old Frenchpous—
3Latinpulsmeal, porridge
4Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust

Words derived from “épousseter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλτος →Every word from Latin puls →