Where does “Pó” come from?

Pó (Portuguese) comes from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Pó (Portuguese): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “Pó”, step by step

Pó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPo—
2LatinPadusthe River Po
3LeponticBodincus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Portuguese poo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepoopowder
2Vulgar Latinpulus—
3Vulgar Latinpulvus—
4Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Pó”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →