Where does “favillous” come from?

favillous (English) comes from Latin favilla, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

favillous (English): Of or pertaining to ashes

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to ashes

Ancestry of “favillous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfavillaember, cinder, ash
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin favilla →