Where does “pudrować” come from?

pudrować (Polish) comes from Polish puder, from French poudre, 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.

pudrować (Polish): to powder

Definitions

  1. to powder

Ancestry of “pudrować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpuderpowder
2Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-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 Late Latin pulvera →