Where does “poltrón” come from?

poltrón (Spanish) comes from Italian poltrone, from Italian poltro, from Vulgar Latin pulliter, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

poltrón (Spanish): lazy

Definitions

lazy

Ancestry of “poltrón”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	poltrone	lazy, indolent, sluggish; lazy person, indolent...
2	Italian	poltro	untamed; indolent, lazy; bed
3	Vulgar Latin	pulliter	—
4	Latin	pullus	A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5	Proto-Indo-European	polHwós	pale, gray
6	Proto-Indo-European	pelH-	pale, gray

Words derived from “poltrón”

apoltronarse
apoltronado

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →