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Where does “pruína” come from?

pruína (Portuguese) comes from Latin pruīna, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

pruína (Portuguese): white powdery coating upon certain fruits or...

Definitions

  1. white powdery coating upon certain fruits or...

Ancestry of “pruína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpruīna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
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