Where does “furfuration” come from?

furfuration (English) comes from Latin furfur, from Proto-Indo-European gʰur-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus-.

furfuration (English): The falling of dandruff from the head

Definitions

  1. The falling of dandruff from the head

Ancestry of “furfuration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfurfurbran, husks of grain; scaly infection of the skin
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰur-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrus-—

Words derived from “furfuration”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰur- →Every word from Latin furfur →
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