Where does “pulvis” come from?

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

pulvis (Latin): dust, powder; an arena, place of contest

Definitions

  1. dust, powder; an arena, place of contest

Ancestry of “pulvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulvis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →