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Where does “fucus” come from?

fucus (English) comes from New Latin Fucus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

fucus (English): Any alga of the genus "Fucus"

Definitions

  1. Any alga of the genus "Fucus"

Ancestry of “fucus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinFucus—
2Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
3Hebrewפוךeye-rouge

Words derived from “fucus”

  • fucusol
Every word from Hebrew פוך →