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Where does “fulvid” come from?

fulvid (English) comes from Latin fulvidus, from Latin fulvus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fulvid (English): fulvous; tawny-coloured

Definitions

  1. fulvous; tawny-coloured

Ancestry of “fulvid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfulvidus—
2Latinfulvusreddish-yellow, tawny, amber-coloured, fulvous
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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