Where does “poo” come from?

poo (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin pulus, from Vulgar Latin pulvus, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

poo (Old Portuguese): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “poo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpulus—
2Vulgar Latinpulvus—
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “poo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulvus →