Where does “púdar” come from?

púdar (Irish) comes from Middle Irish púdar, from Anglo-Norman poudre, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

púdar (Irish): powder, dust; gunpowder

Definitions

  1. powder, dust; gunpowder

Ancestry of “púdar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishpúdar—
2Anglo-Normanpoudrepowder; dust
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “púdar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Anglo-Norman poudre →