Where does “polluer” come from?

polluer (French) comes from Latin polluō, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

polluer (French): to pollute; to soil, to pollute

Definitions

  1. to pollute; to soil, to pollute

Ancestry of “polluer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolluōto soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “polluer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin por- →