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(Inglese)

(declension-3, feminine, masculine, sometimes) dust, powder, ashes
(declension-3, feminine, figuratively, masculine, sometimes) an arena, place of contest
(declension-3, feminine, masculine, sometimes) toil, effort, labor

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[ˈpʊɫ.wɪs]

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”), with accompanying comparanda given in the box below. Cognates * Latin pollen * Sanskrit पलाल (palāla) * Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē, “dust, meal”) * Albanian pluhur, Gheg Albanian pluhun (possibly) * Lithuanian pelenai * Russian пепел (pepel) * Old Church Slavonic попелъ (popelŭ), пепелъ (pepelŭ) However, De Vaan is skeptical and prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁- (“chaff”), comparing palea (“idem”); see there for more.