French word poudroyer comes from French poudre ((obsolete) dust. Powder.), French -oyer

Detailed word origin of poudroyer

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
poudre	French (fra)	(obsolete) dust. Powder.
-oyer	French (fra)	A suffix used to form some verbs, often with factitive effect.
poudroyer	French (fra)	(intransitive) to rise in clouds.

Words with the same origin as poudroyer