Where does “poudrer” come from?

poudrer (Old French) comes from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “poudrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
2Late Latinpulvera
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “poudrer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Latin pulvisEvery word from Late Latin pulvera