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minus-squareGladimirLenin [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·5 months agoPulver in swedish means powder (i think in german too). So i’d assume the literal meaning of pulverize just means turn to dust or powder.
minus-squareKuroXppi [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoSame in Spanish (polvo) I’d assume it’s probably a common etymological root across some European languages
minus-squareEveningCicada [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAs far as I can tell they’re all from the Latin pulver which means “powder” or “dust”
Pulver in swedish means powder (i think in german too). So i’d assume the literal meaning of pulverize just means turn to dust or powder.
Same in Spanish (polvo) I’d assume it’s probably a common etymological root across some European languages
As far as I can tell they’re all from the Latin pulver which means “powder” or “dust”