Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “dumoso” come from?

dumoso (Italian) comes from Latin dumosus, from Latin dūmus, from Old Latin dusmus, from Proto-Indo-European dens- — to teach; thick, dense.

dumoso (Italian): Covered in thornbushes; brambly

Definitions

  1. Covered in thornbushes; brambly

Ancestry of “dumoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindumosusovergrown with thorn, briar etc
2Latindūmus—
3Old Latindusmus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →