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