Where does “antipoluant” come from?
antipoluant (Romanian) comes from Romanian poluant, from Romanian polua, from French polluer, from Latin polluō, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
antipoluant (Romanian): antipollution
Definitions
- antipollution
Ancestry of “antipoluant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poluant | pollutant |
| 2 | Romanian | polua | to pollute |
| 3 | French | polluer | to pollute; to soil, to pollute |
| 4 | Latin | polluō | to soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul |
| 5 | Latin | por- | forth, forward, further, onward |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | por- | forth, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |