Where does “Tuscule” come from?

Tuscule (French) comes from Middle French Tuscule, from Latin tusculum, from Latin tus, from Ancient Greek θύος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Tuscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchTuscule
2Latintusculuma small amount of incense
3LatintusAlternative spelling of thūs; incense,...
4Ancient Greekθύοςburnt sacrifice, offering; kind of cake
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek θύοςEvery word from Latin tus
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