Where does “aspirapolvere” come from?

aspirapolvere (Italian) comes from Italian polvere, from Latin pulverem, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

aspirapolvere (Italian): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “aspirapolvere”, step by step

aspirapolvere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian polvere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolveredust, powder
2Latinpulveremaccusative singular of pulvis
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Italian aspirare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaspirareto inhale or breathe in; to suck up; to aspirate
2Latinaspīrāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverem →