Where does “pollen” come from?

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

pollen (Norwegian Nynorsk): pollen; definite singular of poll

Definitions

  1. pollen; definite singular of poll

Ancestry of “pollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpollenflour, fine flour, milldust; fine powder dust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pollen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pollen →
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