Where does “polua” come from?

polua (Romanian) comes 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.

polua (Romanian): to pollute

Definitions

  1. to pollute

Ancestry of “polua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolluerto pollute; to soil, to pollute
2Latinpolluōto soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul
3Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
4Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “polua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin por- →
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