Etymograph

English

pulverise

Pulverise comes from Latin pulvis ‘powder’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulvis‘powder’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulverizō
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pulverizen
  4. Englishtodaypulverise

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulvis‘powder’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulverizō
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pulverizen
  4. Englishtodaypulverise

Equivalent to pulver ‘powder’ + -ise

Latin pulvis ‘dust, powder, ashes’

Middle English pulver

English pulver

Linked words

through Latin pulvis ‘powder’

powder, pillow, 10 more

Today it means

verb To render into dust or powder.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin pulvis / pulverise

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