Where does “fomite” come from?

fomite (Italian) comes from Latin fomes, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fomite (Italian): incitement; cause, source

Definitions

  1. incitement; cause, source

Ancestry of “fomite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfomestinder, kindling; fomite
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Latin fomes →