Where does “effuscate” come from?

effuscate (English) comes from Latin effusco, from Latin fusco, from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

effuscate (English): Obsolete form of offuscate., "itself an obsolete...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of offuscate., "itself an obsolete...

Ancestry of “effuscate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineffuscoSynonym of offuscō
2LatinfuscoI make dark, swarthy or dusky; blacken, darken; I...
3LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
4Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fuscus →Every word from Latin Fuscus →