Where does “fomite” come from?

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

fomite (English): An inanimate object capable of carrying...

Definitions

  1. An inanimate object capable of carrying...

Ancestry of “fomite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfomitesplural of fomes; plural of fomite
2Latinfomestinder, kindling; fomite
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Latin fomes →Every word from English fomites →
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