Etymology of the English word pulverize
the English word
pulverizederived from the Latin word
pulverizare (pulverize)
derived from the Late Latin word
pulvis (dust, powder; sand)
Date
The earliest known usage of pulverize in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
pulverized,
pulverizingCognates
Catalan
polvorisar, Dutch
verpulveren, French
pulvériser, German
Pulver, Italian
polvere, Italian
polverizzare, Latin
pulvis, Norwegian
pulver, Spanish
pulverizar, Swedish
pulverUsage
Word found in Modern English
