pulvis

3 English words descend from Latin pulvis, most common first.

powderThe fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
polverineGlassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
pulverineashes of barilla

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