Where does “pous” come from?

pous (Old French) comes from Latin puls, from Ancient Greek πόλτος, from Proto-Indo-European pel — dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust.

Ancestry of “pous”, step by step

pous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin puls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsmeal, porridge
2Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust

via Vulgar Latin pulvus

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

Words derived from “pous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλτος →Every word from Latin puls →