noun · neuter
pulvus
*pulvus n (plural pulvera)
Meaning
- Proto Romanceneuterreconstructiondust, powder
Origins
Reassignment of the Classical pulvis m to the neuter gender.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanpols
- Catalanpolsera
- Gasconpov
- Gasconpovas
- Languedocienpols
- Languedocienpolsa
- Provençalpoussa
- Vivaro-Alpinepòussa
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesepófrom Old Galician-Portuguese poo
- Spanishpolvofrom Old Spanish polvos
- Asturianpolvu
- Galicianpofrom Old Galician-Portuguese poo
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchpoussièrefrom Old French pous
- Haitian Creolepousyèfrom Old French pous
- Mauritian Creolelapousierfrom Old French pous
- Normanpoussièrefrom Old French pous