Where does “fosco” come from?

fosco (Italian) comes from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fosco (Italian): dark, murky; dull, overcast; gloomy; sad

Definitions

  1. dark, murky; dull, overcast; gloomy; sad

Ancestry of “fosco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fosco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fuscus →Every word from Latin Fuscus →
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