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Where does “forforaceo” come from?

forforaceo (Italian) comes from Late Latin furfuraceus, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

forforaceo (Italian): scurfy

Definitions

  1. scurfy

Ancestry of “forforaceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfurfuraceusscurfy
2Latin-aceus-aceous; resembling, having the nature of,...
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “forforaceo”

  • furfuraceo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →