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Where does “fuliginous” come from?

fuliginous (English) comes from Latin fūlīginōsus, from Latin fūlīgo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂li-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fuliginous (English): Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features...

Ancestry of “fuliginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūlīginōsus—
2Latinfūlīgo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂li-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fuliginous”

  • fuliginously
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →