Where does “fuscin” come from?
fuscin (English) comes from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fuscin (English): A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the...
Definitions
- A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the...
Ancestry of “fuscin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Fuscus | — |
| 2 | Latin | fuscus | dark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “fuscin”