Where does “pulbere” come from?

pulbere (Romanian) comes from Latin pulverem, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulbere (Romanian): dust; powder; gunpowder

Definitions

  1. dust; powder; gunpowder

Ancestry of “pulbere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulveremaccusative singular of pulvis
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulbere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverem →