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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

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

Words derived from “pous”

  • dépoussiéreur
  • dépoussiérer
  • poussiéreux
  • épousseter
  • époussetage
  • dépoussiérage
  • poussière
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