Where does “rufofuscous” come from?

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

rufofuscous (English): reddish-brown

Definitions

  1. reddish-brown

Ancestry of “rufofuscous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuscousDark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy
2LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
3Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fuscus →Every word from Latin Fuscus →