Where does “powdr” come from?

powdr (Welsh) comes from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

powdr (Welsh): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “powdr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
2Late Latinpulvera—
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 Late Latin pulvera →