Where does “fauve” come from?
fauve (French) comes from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
fauve (French): tawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild
Definitions
- tawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild
Ancestry of “fauve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fauve | — |
| 2 | Old French | falve | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | falvus | — |
| 4 | Frankish | falu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
Words derived from “fauve”