Reconstruction:Latin/pulvus

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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Reassignment of the Classical pulvis m to the neuter gender.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*pulvus n (plural pulvera) (Proto-Romance)

  1. dust, powder

Descendants

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  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: pous pousiere
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Asturian: polvu
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: poo (with loss of /β/ preceding loss of /l/)
      • Galician: po
      • Portuguese: (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Spanish: polvos

References

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