Where does “fauvement” come from?
fauvement (French) comes from French fauve, 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.
fauvement (French): savagely, fiercely, dangerously, wildly
Definitions
- savagely, fiercely, dangerously, wildly
Ancestry of “fauvement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | fauve | tawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild |
| 2 | Middle French | fauve | — |
| 3 | Old French | falve | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | falvus | — |
| 5 | Frankish | falu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |