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Where does “fosc” come from?

fosc (Catalan) comes from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fosc (Catalan): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “fosc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscus—
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fosc”

  • fosca
  • foscor
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