Where does “Kakaopulver” come from?

Kakaopulver (German) comes from German Pulver, from Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Kakaopulver (German): cocoa

Definitions

  1. cocoa

Ancestry of “Kakaopulver”, step by step

Kakaopulver traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulverpowder; money
2Middle High Germanpulver—
3Old High Germanpulver—
4Proto-Germanic*pulver—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Swedish kakao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkakaococoa, cacao
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

via Swedish pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →