Where does “poeira” come from?

poeira (Portuguese) comes 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.

poeira (Portuguese): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “poeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepópowder; dust; cocaine
2Old Portuguesepoopowder
3Vulgar Latinpulus—
4Vulgar Latinpulvus—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “poeira”

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