Where does “fomes” come from?

fomes (English) comes from Latin fomes, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fomes (English): The morbid matter created by a disease; Synonym...

Definitions

  1. The morbid matter created by a disease; Synonym...

Ancestry of “fomes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfomestinder, kindling; fomite
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Latin fomes →