Where does “pulberice” come from?

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

pulberice (Romanian): fine dust

Definitions

  1. fine dust

Ancestry of “pulberice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpulberedust; powder; gunpowder
2Latinpulveremaccusative singular of pulvis
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Latin pulverem →