Where does “fulvous” come from?

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

fulvous (English): Tawny-coloured

Definitions

  1. Tawny-coloured

Ancestry of “fulvous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fulvous”

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