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pulvis.

dust, powder; sand;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʊɫ.wɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈpul.vis]

  1. dust, powder, ashes

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine · sometimes

  2. an arena, place of contest

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively · masculine · sometimes

  3. toil, effort, labor

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”), with accompanying comparanda given in the box below. Cognates * Latin pollen * Sanskrit पलाल (palāla) * Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē, “dust, meal”) * Albanian pluhur, Gheg Albanian pluhun (possibly) * Lithuanian pelenai * Russian пепел (pepel) * Old Church Slavonic попелъ (popelŭ), пепелъ (pepelŭ) However, De Vaan is skeptical and prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁- (“chaff”), comparing palea (“idem”); see there for more.

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