Where does “polvere” come from?

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

polvere (Italian): dust, powder

Definitions

  1. dust, powder

Ancestry of “polvere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polvere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverem →