Where does “antipoeira” come from?

antipoeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese poeira, from Portuguese pó, from Old Portuguese poo, 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.

antipoeira (Portuguese): antidust

Definitions

  1. antidust

Ancestry of “antipoeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepoeiradust
2Portuguesepópowder; dust; cocaine
3Old Portuguesepoopowder
4Vulgar Latinpulus—
5Vulgar Latinpulvus—
6Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
7Proto-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 Vulgar Latin pulvus →