Where does “fuscous” come from?

fuscous (English) comes from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fuscous (English): Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy

Definitions

  1. Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy

Ancestry of “fuscous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fuscous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fuscus →Every word from Latin Fuscus →