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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
1Latinpolluō—
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “polluer”

  • pollueur
  • dépolluer
  • dépollution
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