Where does “pólvora” come from?
pólvora (Spanish) comes from Old Catalan pólvora, from Spanish polvera, from Spanish -era, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
pólvora (Spanish): gunpowder
Ancestry of “pólvora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | pólvora | — |
| 2 | Spanish | polvera | powder compact |
| 3 | Spanish | -era | feminine singular of -ero; indicates a place or... |
| 4 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “pólvora”