Where does “fusty” come from?
fusty (English) comes from English fust, from Portuguese fusta, from Latin fusta, from Latin fūstis, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
fusty (English): Moldy or musty; Stale-smelling or stuffy;...
Definitions
- Moldy or musty; Stale-smelling or stuffy;...
Ancestry of “fusty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fust | A strong musty smell; mustiness; The shaft of a... |
| 2 | Portuguese | fusta | fust |
| 3 | Latin | fusta | beam |
| 4 | Latin | fūstis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |