English
spolvero
Spolvero comes from Italian spolvero ‘dusting’, and goes back to spolverare ‘to dust (remove dust)’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentspolverare‘to dust (remove dust)’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentspolvero‘dusting’
- Englishtodayspolvero
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentspolverare‘to dust (remove dust)’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentspolvero‘dusting’
- Englishtodayspolvero
Every English word from Italian spolverare
Today it means
noun Synonym of pouncing (“type of reproduction by means of powder”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian spolverare / spolvero