Where does “rufofulvous” come from?

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

rufofulvous (English): Of a reddish-tawny colour

Definitions

  1. Of a reddish-tawny colour

Ancestry of “rufofulvous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfulvousTawny-coloured
2Latinfulvusreddish-yellow, tawny, amber-coloured, fulvous
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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