Where does “fuliginously” come from?
fuliginously (English) comes from English fuliginous, from Latin fūlīginōsus, from Latin fūlīgo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂li-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fuliginously (English): In a fuliginous manner
Definitions
- In a fuliginous manner
Ancestry of “fuliginously”, step by step
fuliginously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fuliginous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuliginous | Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features... |
| 2 | Latin | fūlīginōsus | sooty |
| 3 | Latin | fūlīgo | soot, lampblack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂li- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |