Where does “po” come from?

po (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese poo, from Vulgar Latin pulus, from Vulgar Latin pulvus, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

po (Galician): dust; powder

Definitions

  1. dust; powder

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepoopowder
2Vulgar Latinpulus—
3Vulgar Latinpulvus—
4Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “po”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulvus →