Where does “fauvism” come from?
fauvism (English) comes from French fauvisme, from French fauve, from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
fauvism (English): An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th...
Definitions
- An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th...
Ancestry of “fauvism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fauvisme | fauvism |
| 2 | French | fauve | tawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild |
| 3 | Middle French | fauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | falve | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | falvus | — |
| 6 | Frankish | falu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |