Where does “pulverizar” come from?

pulverizar (Spanish) comes from Latin pulverizo, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulverizar (Spanish): to pulverize, atomize

Definitions

  1. to pulverize, atomize

Ancestry of “pulverizar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pulverizar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Latin pulvisEvery word from Latin pulverizo