Where does “pulverizer” come from?

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

pulverizer (Old French): to pulverize

Definitions

  1. to pulverize

Ancestry of “pulverizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpulverizoI pulverize
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverizo →