Where does “pos” come from?

pos (Galician) comes from Galician po, 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.

pos (Galician): plural of po

Definitions

  1. plural of po

Ancestry of “pos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpodust; powder
2Old Portuguesepoopowder
3Vulgar Latinpulus—
4Vulgar Latinpulvus—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulvus →