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Where does “pulvériser” come from?

pulvériser (French) comes from Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulverizo, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulvériser (French): to pulverise

Definitions

  1. to pulverise

Ancestry of “pulvériser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulverizarepresent active infinitive of pulverizō;...
2LatinpulverizoI pulverize
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulvériser”

  • pulverize
  • pulverization
  • pulverise
  • pulverizer
  • pulveriser
  • pulverizable
  • micropulverizer
  • unpulverizable
  • pulvérisation
  • pulvérisateur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →