Where does “pulberos” come from?

pulberos (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.

pulberos (Romanian): powdery

Definitions

  1. powdery

Ancestry of “pulberos”, 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 →